Image description: A cut out heart of a cartoon weight lifters hands on a bar reaching through the floor fallen through. Some of you will have noticed that I haven’t written a post for a few days now. I’ve got a couple of nice emails asking me if I was OK. I realized then that […]
I wonder if weather forecasters realize that part of their audience listens to their reports in an almost visceral way. I think they get that truck drivers and taxi drivers and bus drivers rely on them to help plan times and routes and to make sure they make good decisions regarding their life and their […]
Image description: A poster with the words: IF I CAN’T DANCE IS IT STILL MY REVOLUTION? and a graphic of the wheelchair symbol holding up a middle finger Sometimes you just fall into the wrong conversation, don’t you. Joe and I were having a cuppa tea at our local spot and I was telling him […]
Image Description: Joe standing proudly displaying his basket. The basket is a large rectangular wicker basket with a wicker top We went out yesterday. Both Joe and I have been laid low by a cold. We haven’t left the house in days, except for a visit to the doctor (whoo hoo!) This doesn’t […]
Image Description: The words JUST ASK written on what looks to be the side of a crumpled paper bag. Everything is fine. I am well. Except for a cold. I’m going to write about a conversation with my doctor and every time I mention seeing the doctor I receive emails from people asking […]
I’ve seen a few stories around, heartwarming of course, about either groups of kids or an individual child taking a protective role for a kid with a disability in a school or classroom who is being bullied. I’m not going to highlight any particular story because I don’t want to be seen as critical of […]
Image description: Deadpool without his mask We loved Deadpool. We thought it was a wildly funny movie and thought that Ryan Reynolds’ performance made the movie. I found, in a movie that was all violence, wise cracks and wink wink humour, that there was a moment of profound truth. I didn’t expect, going […]
Image description: A photo of a moment in the movie where Margaret is being pushed in her wheelchair by Alan. Joe and I decided to see The Lady in the Van on Family Day, which is a February holiday in many parts of Canada, and we knew we’d have to go early to […]
Image description: Side view of a man, with an obvious cold, he has tissue at his nose and a tear running from his eye. I have a cold. I’ve had it for the whole long weekend. My nose is clogged, I’ve gone through a few ton of tissue and as a result my […]
Today, in Ontario, and various other parts of Canada, it’s a holiday. The real reason the government instituted another stat holiday was because our Februarys are so bleak that we all needed a day off to both lighten and brighten our souls. The day, here, is called ‘Family Day.’ This was instituted to celebrate families. […]
