Spotted on CBCNews.ca: Sharing information on Japan’s quake – Your Community Today, my thoughts went often to a place that I have only visited via a television travelogue – Japan. The news was full of pictures and updates on the tragic events unfolding before the cameras. The awesome power of the earth reminded me of our […]
Global food prices hit record high – News – Al Jazeera English . Farmer and supermarkets, corner stores, specialty bakeries, coffee shops – they have always been easily assessable. But if you ask my parents who lived through the depression and war years, food was scarce. Keeping food on the table was a matter of […]
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The Boomer Surge?
Boomer retirement surge starts now. The Vancouver Sun published Boomer Retirement Surge Starts Now. It was an appropriate day – January 3, 2011, when we begin the year fresh with the energy of a new start. Having reached February, I am still waiting for the promised surge of 65ers taking to the streets, en mass, to claim […]
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A View From Monet’s Window
The creditors are proving impossible to deal with and short of a sudden appearance on the scene of wealthy art patrons, we are going to be turned out of this dear little house where I led a simple life and was able to work so well. I do not know what will become of us… […]
Hello everyone, I have been at it again, tonight. I set up a Book Club Blog! Please feel free to suggest books and contribute your pearls of wisdom. Rebecca We are on the road for most of our life, whether in the car, on a plane (jet), bus, or skytrain. We use bikes, skies, snowboards, skateboards, and […]
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Anaïs Nin – 2011 Inspiration
My first post was a quote from Anaïs Nin. My lifelong friend, Ruth, sent an email today entitled – 2011 Inspiration – which offered another perceptive thought from the journals of Anaïs Nin. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” With a little research, I was able to find the source: The Diary of Anais Nin, […]
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