In a few days, I will be leaving the little log cabin in the mountains to adventure back east for a while. While I am excited about this next phase of life, I find myself gazing at all the natural... Read More

Sitting around an outdoor campfire can be a very special experience. Some of my best thoughts have come to me while gazing into dancing flames. In semi-meditative states, as I try to unravel various... Read More

After a recent fall, breaking four bones in my right foot, I have been struggling with limited mobility. The transition from Superwoman to super wounded has not been easy but I have learned a few... Read More

Living alone in a remote log cabin in the middle of the mountains for the past 18 months, has been a very gratifying and empowering experience for me. These feelings suddenly evaporated when an... Read More

A few weeks ago after heavy torrential rains, a mudslide washed out the only maintained road into the lodge where I work, and many of us became stranded for a few days. This is an accepted reality... Read More

With the start of summer, many of us are into gardening. As much as we try to tame, shape and cultivate nature there will always be a certain amount of raw naturalness in the landscapes around us.... Read More

Now that summer is almost here, there have been many obvious signs that the ‘neighbours’ are back. After recently finding bear scat by my front door step, I was reminded that watching out for the... Read More

To celebrate Mother’s Day this year I am reprinting, with permission, one of my mother’s favourite speeches that won her first place in 1979 at an International Toastmistress... Read More