Missing Sylvan Lake

Missing Sylvan Lake

After a day like today, I am remembering Sylvan Lake with longing. One of our many neighbours are renovating their apartment. In China, people buy just the cement frame of the apartment and then have to hire workers to do all of the renovations before they can move...
4 Filet-O-Fish, Please

4 Filet-O-Fish, Please

I had put off going to McDonald’s for as long as possible, knowing that I wouldn’t be able to order the Mediterranean wrap that I had enjoyed in Canada. With no McCafe, options are limited but I had no idea how limited when I agreed to take my kids there for supper....
First Snow Pants

First Snow Pants

After winding our way through snow-peaked mountains, we found ourselves tracing backroads surrounded by white fields and never-ending sky, looking for a place even the GPS could not find. My aunt and uncle’s farm. When we lived in Calgary, Alberta we loved making the...
Beyond Banff

Beyond Banff

  The beauty of the Rockies inspired me to pick up my sketchbook. I created this drawing of one of the many breathtaking sights we witnessed.

The Minority

minority  noun : a part of a population differing from others in some characteristics and often subjected to differential treatment                               Merriam-Webster   When the flight attendant called for families with children to board the flight to...