Photo Memories of the Week
Clouds of the Week
Quote of the Week
Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.
- Ed ViestursEd Viesturs reached the summits of all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen, an 18 year project. And got back down.
Posted: Oct 29
Music of the Week
Author Archives: Isabel Gibson
Remember When? No.
The things we just, you know, know. Who knows how? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Critical Thinking, Culture, Miscellany
16 Comments
Time Well Planned
A vague intention becomes a plan and an actuality. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Birds, Reflections
12 Comments
Magna Magnolia
The end of the magnolias. Continue reading
Death, Timely and Otherwise
Reflections on singers who have shuffled off this mortal coil. Continue reading
Say Wut
A plea for a reinstatement, not a request for a repeat. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Conversations, Culture, Word Play
10 Comments
Happy Victoria Day
How old am I? Old enough to forget about long weekends, that’s how. Continue reading
Random Juxtapositions
Don’t give up now. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Child
As they do from time to time, my birthday and Mother’s Day coincide this year. Continue reading
Spring
Another Ottawa spring springs into action. Continue reading