I don’t know that I’ve ever known a person who works as hard as my Mother. She was a single parent, raising an only daughter…and she worked hard. She worked hard to give me a home.  She worked hard to provide family.  She worked hard to create stability.  She worked hard to ensure that I […]

There was a bench that I used to sit on, all by myself.  It was tucked away at the bottom of a little hill and perfectly overlooked the water. I had one hour to enjoy this bench every day.  One hour over lunch, when I could escape the confines of the office building that was […]

For two years, I’ve been asked why I write. Well, no.  That’s not completely accurate.  I don’t really get asked why I write.  Instead, I get asked why I write here.  For you. I suppose it’s one thing to write for yourself; about your life…about your struggles…about your fears…and lock it away in some private […]

I was driving today when a song came on that reminded me of a specific person. We were friends for a while…until we weren’t anymore. Something happened…the relationship was lost…and sometimes, I miss them. The violin playing during the second half of the chorus is one of those times. I used to think that I […]

I want to say that it was about three or four years ago. I had been taking the morning to read through some of my favourite photography blogs when I came a across a beautiful session captured in Southern California.  Except that something didn’t look quite right; there was snow!  And as I read through […]

It happened yesterday. I saw it. I watched as the leaf gently released from the branch above me and slowly floated to the ground – the breeze carrying it around until it finally landed right at my feet. Autumn fell upon us last week and for those of us living in Ontario, we are about […]