Musings about life… Buddhism, updates on my health, time spent around our gardens in spring, summer and fall, bike rides, new recipes I am trying and other topics that catch my attention.
2024 was another busy year for us and a lot of fun… In the early part of the year, we stayed around home and spent time researching and planning our trip to Italy with our friends, Dorothy and Mark,…
It’s December now and I have continued my bike rides through the end of November. For the most part, the weather has been good but there have been a few cold days, which has meant adding a few more…
Steve Roper has been cycling around Collingwood for his daily errands since May By Erika Engel. CollingwoodToday. Oct 4, 2024 2:51 PM A trip to Italy in the spring reminded Steve Roper of the charm of a walkable and…
On our way home after our visit to Italy in the spring, I mentioned to Yim that I wanted to spend the entire summer in Collingwood and be as local as possible. I was inspired by the community life…
When we built our house in 2013, I had told Yim that I wanted to grow our own little forest. It’s something I’ve set out to do in each of the homes we have lived in but in Collingwood,…
I’ve come to a point in our lives where I recognize that I am grateful for every day. It’s become important to me at this stage to recognize our life and live in the moment… In a world that…
During a dinner with friends recently, Yim and I mentioned that we mostly aligned with Buddhism as a philosophy. I had mentioned that I liked that Buddhists look within themselves for truth and understanding. That I could understand the…
2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon. Dragon is the 5th animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese Zodiac. How the Lunar Zodiac Got Its Animals When the Jade Emperor – the Emperor of Heaven and…
2023 was a good year. Lots of good things happened in our lives. Unfortunately, we brought in the year with Covid. I apparently caught it visiting friends and family in Montreal at Christmas and on New Years Eve, tested…
Change happens one small step at a time. This is something I believe in and practice. If you do something good for yourself each and every day, you’ll be amazed at where you soon find yourself. Every decision makes…