Life & Stories

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…

It’s been a beautiful Autumn this year. The weather seems to be getting slightly warmer for longer each year. This year, a full ten years in to our having begun work on landscaping the backyard as a clean slate,…

Tofu is one of the mainstays of our diet now and we usually just prepare it by marinating it and cutting it into squares of so I thought I try something different and make Tofu meatballs. With 10 grams…

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…