Lynda Sez

The TED conference will never be one that I attend in person, but I am delighted by every presentation that is posted. Took some down time today to rest up between my workshop facilitation this morning and my Toastmaster’s contest tonight to enjoy this one. Bookmark it for those days when all you seem to [...]

Preoccupied as I am lately with life, death and the universe, I found this TED Talk particularly inspiring and relevant. Bread = a transformational food. But then I knew that.

My resolution to post here much more often came to an abrupt halt last week with the tragic and sudden death of my brother-in-law. I spent the week with my sister, getting through the rituals and details, and feeling like we were on another planet. Now I’m back, looking around and wondering if I have [...]

We are still in Toronto, but Mum will be returning tomorrow to recover from her cold. The service for Doug will be Thursday at Turner & Porter on Dundas at Islington. Friends can drop in from 2 pm, with the service starting at 3.

Mum and I are in Toronto, after a harrowing drive through blizzards, to be with my sister, who has tragically lost her life partner. Death is rarely easy to accept and is particularly difficult when it comes to a person in the midst of life. It cuts short the hopes and dreams of all around [...]

You know you’ve really moved outta town when your local paper features tractor dancing AND a recipe for stuffed muskrat, both on the front page of the second section. There’s so much to learn! The tractor action is a kind of square dancing, only with vintage tractors, planned as a highlight of this year’s International [...]

One of the things I don’t get enough of on my business trips to Saint John is exercise. Not that there aren’t opportunities, what with a gym and pool in the hotel, and an enclosed mall connected to both office and hotel. It’s just that the days tend to be very full and I end [...]

It’s a special day when I have conversations with two of my grown children. Claire is back in Scotland after her travels to Africa, Amsterdam, Asia and Australia, now pondering her next adventure. She is mindful of the great gift of choice she has about where to live, work and learn, one that not everyone [...]

I’m in Toronto this week, packing up the condo, which becomes someone else’s at the end of the month. Bob has more attachment to it than I as it was his first owned home, but I have appreciated it for several city visits in the past year. Nonetheless, it’s time to let go. My daughter [...]

I had a brief sojourn in Owen Sound last weekend, helping my mother recuperate from knee surgery. My tasks were simple: minister to her needs for tea and occasional meals, walk my dog, and just basically be there. I accomplished all of these with immense satisfaction, not least because my mother is someone who is [...]