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…”
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The last minutes of 2020 charitable giving….
2020-12-31 There may only be a few hours left of 2020, but that means there is still time to get in your last charitable donations for the year!! All of those funds go towards capacity building workshops and clinics in the environmental-disaster torn developing countries that we work in. Just a reminder that anyone donatingContinue reading “The last minutes of 2020 charitable giving….”
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…”
The 'Mis'Adventures of a Displaced Alberta Girl... 