Juno is an increasingly famous dog blogger. She has followers now from three continents, and a few from the Twilight Zone. Enjoy. Welcome to my personal stress-bucket diary. I know, I know; you see me prancing around and cannot imagine that stress is part of my four-pawed life. But apparently it is. Change it seems,... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the first Sunday of Lent, 2024 So what is your favourite bible story? Many for whom a Christian Church has not been part of their upbringing or first-hand experience will say something like “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” or “Jesus Christ, Superstar”—and what would we do without Andrew Lloyd Webber. (Point of... Continue Reading →
My beautiful and favourite Irish woollen cap and I are together again. As cats are said to have nine lives, this lovely green and blue topside dome of comfort and warmth is back in my hands and on my head. During a recent trip to Toronto to launch my recent book I left it, somewhere.... Continue Reading →
Another in our series Adventures in Air TravelA guest blog by Marion Carroll It was a very long flight on November 4, 2010, Qantas 32 from London to Sydney, Australia, with one stop for refuelling at Singapore and a chance for me to stretch my legs. I had a lovely seat, as it turned out,... Continue Reading →
Definitely not a Valentine’s Day greetingA reflection for Ash Wednesday, Feb 14, 2024 They come in all shapes, colours, and sizes. They come as rolling cannisters drawn by a flexible tentacle, or as upright sticks with handles and a bag; they come as horizontal cylinders to be dragged across the floor. They are installed protruding... Continue Reading →
In a previous blog I described my frustrations moving through a busy Canadian Airport. Following that blog I discovered a great air travel story written by an adventurous colleague, the Rev. (Mother) Marian Lucas-Jefferies which I thought deserved a wider audience. Marian’s saga reminded me of my own 2002 adventure in the air which I... Continue Reading →
A few days prior to February 29, 2024 I want to think out loud about how I might use this quadrennial leap year gift. Once every four years, a day is added to compensate for approximations within the calculation of time, as earth continues its spatial and temporal riot through the cosmos. So help me... Continue Reading →
A guest blog from Marian Lucas-Jefferies Following my recent blog on airports and travel I thought, why not invite writers to tell their stories of air travel. I have my own (watch this space) but here is an interesting adventure, well described. Twenty-five years ago today, I walked onto a plane on a clear winter... Continue Reading →
Reprinted from Richard Rohr's Daily Meditations -- From the Center for Action and Contemplation -- Read online here This Daily Meditation explores the “seven stories” inspired by Brian McLaren and Gareth Higgins’s e-book The Seventh Story. Father Richard describes how the gospel offers us a new story: If we’re honest, culture forms us much more than... Continue Reading →
With apologies to John Cleese and his Meetings bloody Meetings Everyone agrees that air travel isn’t much fun these days. The lingering effects of COVID, complications arising from Boeing aircraft malfunctions, capped off by continuing security concerns all make travel--especially through large airports--complicated, tiring, and lengthy. Consider my recent trip through Toronto’s Pearson airport, arguably... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 