Finding the light…

2020-12-31 Fire is a force of nature, and was believed to be like the sun, moon, and other natural phenomena… basically a bridge linking the elements. Traditionally, candles and fire have great meaning for both sides of my cultural heritage. For Celts and Gaels, lanterns provided light associated with both blessings and good fortunes, asContinue reading “Finding the light…”

Reminiscing at the close…

2020-12-30 4 years ago at this time I was just arriving in Ottawa to start my “new” job with the CFIA… it was a chaotic and incredibly hard and emotional time. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s I had…1. gone into the hospital for 2 calcium-magnesium infusions… (due to the damage to my parathyroids from theContinue reading “Reminiscing at the close…”