The day we were evacuated, I was feeling fuzzy headed while preparing to officiate at a wedding. I’d been up in the night, and at 3:30 AM went outside into my front yard and looked to my left. Across the perimeter highway and into the bush, I saw this: And I remember thinking, should weContinue reading “Away”
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We Stand on Guard for Thee
Women in Canada were finally allowed to serve in the armed forces in 1982, when the Canadian Charter of Rights said it was okay. By then I was pregnant with my first baby. I salute all the ladies who jumped into those careers, though I never wanted that life for myself. But not for theContinue reading “We Stand on Guard for Thee”
Dear Boomer
Let’s face it. We need to talk about our faces. Like, what the hell? You live for thirty, forty years and that image in the mirror doesn’t change all that much. But you keep living your life (with gratitude, because not everyone gets to do that) and it starts to feel like time has spedContinue reading “Dear Boomer”
