My Health Journey

    Change happens one small step at a time.

    Change happens one small step at a time. If you do something good for yourself each and every day, you’ll be amazed at where you soon find yourself. Every decision makes a difference. Every moment is a fresh chance to change the direction of where your future is currently heading. So when I was diagnosed with cancer four years back now, I decided the first thing that needed to change was my focus on health. I was overweight and had…

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  • Conservation

    Creating Local Greenspace…

    Above: The Old Growth Spruce Lined Entrance of the 452 Raglan Street Property January 23, 2023 – Presentation to The Town of Collingwood Council. To download a PDF version of the…

  • Life & Stories

    Looking back on 2022…

    2022 was the year we all tentatively left our homes and attempted to regain a semblance of control over our lives after two years of Covid and we tried our best…

  • Life & Stories

    Consider Gratitude

    As Christmas and New Years Day nears, I want to take a moment to consider gratitude. Appreciate Everything. The habit of being grateful starts with appreciating every good thing in life…

  • Life & Stories

    Creating Our Backyard

    One of the things I have come to enjoy during this new phase in my life of not having to go to work is the ongoing landscaping development in our yard.…

  • Life & Stories

    Family…

    Early July of 2022 found us all getting dressed up for the first time in several years to attend an old friends family wedding. It was an occasion I wanted us…

  • Hiking Travel

    Standing Rock Caves Trail

    Standing Rock Caves Trail We have now hiked this trail in every season and this is still my favourite hike around Collingwood. This hike combines the blue-blazed Standing Rock and Singhampton…

  • Hiking Travel

    Newfoundland

    Quidi Vidi Village (above). After more than two years of waiting, we finally managed to get to Newfoundland this summer for two weeks with our friends Dorothy and Mark from Victoria.…