Last night we celebrated. I seem to have landed here at a time of celebrations, which is quite fortunate for me. There was a small group of young women here from England who were volunteering in the area. They spent 2 weeks in this particular area, living with different families Read more
Even Miss Mali has got a new family here in Ecuador. She was greeted by all the family pets when we arrived. I believe she was a bit overwhelmed at the time and I’m sure not overly excited to be greeted by the lively puppy Miguel who was most anxious Read more
This would be the Fall Equinox in Canada, but the Spring Equinox in Ecuador, so what freakish good luck that I arrived here in time to participate in the equinox ceremony that took place at exactly noon. When the clock strikes noon the sun is right overhead and so there Read more
I have been quite fortunate to land in such a lovely place after such a long few days. It was an amazing surprise to come downstairs for the complimentary breakfast to be able to sit in this room and be served a beautiful all made fresh while I waited. the Read more
I am now in Quito. Flying over the city at night made me think of Los Angeles or any other big city. Having never been here I just did not have any expectations although I tried to imagine what I would find. It was just too far out of my Read more
I said good-bye to my little friend Silk today. Although he is small and quiet in his small home, he always brought a big smile to my face each morning when I would feed him. When I entered the room, he would immediately swim up to the glass where I Read more
From the day Malaika came into my life we have shared the common emotion of fear. When Lucas brought her home she was so frightened having sensed (I believe) that her life was about to end. Had Lucas not rode in on his white horse in the nick of time Read more
It seems that fall is upon us, about a month early this year. Last weekend I drove up to Prince Albert to see my son and noticed on the drive along the way, that the trees are rapidly changing colour which means they will be falling from the trees before Read more
Patrick, who I had been married to for 24 years, has become my friend in the last few years since our marriage dissolved. When he decided he no longer wanted to be married and moved out of the house we shared, I was pretty much a basket case. He was Read more
It is amazing to be here in this moment, with the decision I’ve made. I am leaving Canada with no plans to return, unsure of where this road will take me. What are the most important things to us, given a situation where you have to decide what to bring Read more