A journey of Ten Years

07/27/2025

This book is recommended for twelve-year-olds and up. The white grandmother in me screams, "No..wait until they're a little older, maybe sixteen or seventeen, Safiya's age?" This is hard stuff. The reality is that Indigenous peoples, brown and black people, immigrants, migrants -live with the reality of this story from the time of conception. Maybe even in the lives of the grandmothers who bore their mothers....

This book is recommended for twelve-year-olds and up. The white grandmother in me screams, “No..wait until they’re a little older, maybe sixteen or seventeen, Safiya’s age?”…

07/17/2025

If my mom was still living and needing care, I would not be writing this post. Just so you know. But she isn't. She's probably singing her heart out like she used to. She's happy. And I'm short on rent and living. My ideas for creating a surplus: Going back to teaching ESL, part time or as a sub....

If my mom was still living and needing care, I would not be writing this post. Just so you know. But she isn’t. She’s probably singing her heart out like she used to. She’s happy.…

07/11/2025

Yesterday I listened to this interview from The Breach. Listen to the Water.... What do you think?

What can water and the natural world teach us about power, resistance, and survival? Leanne Betasamosake Simpson joins Desmond Cole to discuss her new book “...

07/08/2025

I'm reading Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed. Not sure how it got into my feed, but I am glad I have it! The book was published in 2022, but the first journal entry is 2023. That is the first loop I was thrown!

07/08/2025

I have spent so much time wanting to draw pictures like an artist. I have books. I have plans, I have ideas. Youtube videos galore....But I never believe I'm good at it. You know what's funny about that? I have helped my ESL students learn to draw - Minecraft bees, dinosaurs, polar bears in a snowstorm, elephants, monkeys. And I drew them too!...

I have spent so much time wanting to draw pictures like an artist. I have books. I have plans, I have ideas. Youtube videos galore….But I never believe I’m good at it. You know what& #82…

06/27/2025

My appointment with the social worker here went well. I have been fast-tracked for a subsidy to help pay rent. This will help me until I get my brain back inside my head on a regular basis. I'm applying for GIS after Karaoke today.
My songs are "The Wellerman" and Four Strong Winds. I even found an empty rum bottle to use as a prop.

I don't intend the local subsidy to be permanent, but I don't want to rush into something that disrupts my grieving either. I'm looking to reduce stress, not amp it up!

I was optimistic enough to join the coffee circle and chat!

06/27/2025

Money tighter than usual? Wondering why? Wondering what to do? I've got some ideas to share!

It’s no surprise, I guess, that money is in tight supply around here. Losing my mom also meant losing an added source of income. The books are no longer balancing. It’s not just me, tho…

06/25/2025

I found this quote at Hearts and Minds, a site about ending poverty. The picture comes from a Facebook post. It's been almost 2 months since my mom passed away. Loss of parents, loss of income, rent to pay .... When you have a lot of changes in your life, it takes a toll. I know. It doesn't matter if the changes are good, bad or ugly...your body, mind and spirit respond....

I found this quote at Hearts and Minds, a site about ending poverty. The picture comes from a Facebook post. It’s been almost 2 months since my mom passed away. Loss of parents, loss of incom…

06/16/2025

I wish I could find the sidebar that let me make this text larger. There are little things that annoy me and this is one of them! I also wish I had a picture of the pile of crates I was looking at all the time! This is life - and we will move forward. Clearly, some video watching is in order, but not just now!...

I wish I could find the sidebar that let me make this text larger. There are little things that annoy me and this is one of them! I also wish I had a picture of the pile of crates I was looking at …

06/15/2025

I am learning more about NEO-LIberalism, and how it affects our lives now. Having the government have less control over businesses (Something both Carney and Ford are throwing around) puts all of us at risk!

05/12/2025

My last post was about my mom's mini-stroke. That was filled with ideas that I still hold on to. It's a bit hard to read in light of later events. There is a high chance of a second stroke within the first month. We rested the first few days back and then started doing things - a few appointments, and Scrabble games....

My last post was about my mom’s mini-stroke. That was filled with ideas that I still hold on to. It’s a bit hard to read in light of later events. There is a high chance of a second str…

04/16/2025

We spent just over 48 hours in Emergency...and here's the story Since January my mom has been in an ambulance three times. Twice to deal with a hernia issue that should not be a problem anymore. And then, this. Last Tuesday, she dropped a cup. Just lost all power in her hand and arm, and it clattered to the floor and lost the handle....

We spent just over 48 hours in Emergency…and here’s the story Since January my mom has been in an ambulance three times. Twice to deal with a hernia issue that should not be a problem a…