It’s been a long summer at home for me. I’m not very good at too much down time and I made a mistake not planning more adventures and travel for this extra long break between school years. But that’s a blog for another time. My point is, I’ve had a lot of time on my …

On the Farm with Brian   Over the past three years I’ve experienced a lot of loss (I think in the past year and half we have all had that same experience). I lost a partner, several close colleagues (really, more like family than coworkers), and a parent. Admittedly, I’ve been very sad but also …

This weekend was the official holiday that signals the halfway point of summer holidays for a teacher, The B.C. Day Long Weekend. Depending on who you are you are either excited that you still have almost a month left of your hard earned freedom or you may be feeling the ennui of the summer slipping …