Today is October 4th – I returned home from my cross country trip exactly two years ago today. I am extremely grateful for the life that I live and for what I’ve learned and accomplished in the past two years. I am so much more than two years older.

Travelling along Lake Superior is a special drive for me. In 2019, it’s where I saw an eagle take flight and sail along for a few seconds at helmet height.  It’s also the section  that saw me log over 700 kms in one day on Bullwinkle between Thunder Bay and Sault Ste Marie. On this trip, it gave me a chance to get to know the area a little better.

We were in the Algoma District which covers an area encompassing land that borders the western part of Lake Huron and the Eastern shores of Lake Superior. Towns such as Blind River, Thessalon, Bruce Mines, Sault Saint Marie and north up past Wawa are included. There are almost 40 Provincial Parks and Conservation Areas included in the district.

As August came to a close, I jumped on the opportunity to drive across a good part of Canada, in a car this time, to help a friend move across country. I was keeping a promise and, simultaneously, given a chance to revisit some of the places that I saw for the first time almost exactly two years ago.  My love affair with Canada goes on.

June is National Indigenous History Month and it’s wrapping up. This is a reminder for all Canadians - Indigenous, non-Indigenous and newcomers - to reflect upon and learn the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people.

When you can trust yourself, it changes the way that you approach the world. And then anything can happen – you open up to endless possibilities.

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Do you feel like you have no right to put yourself first? Are you struggling and feel powerless to make changes? Say something – talk to someone -get it out – stop holding your hand over your own mouth. You’re not alone.

Finding errors in my published book! Argh!!! (I'll refund you 50% of what you paid for the book if you find any new ones.)

On Thursday, I thought “enough is enough” and peeled the cover off the bike, stuffed it in the frunk and started him up (yes – Bullwinkle is a he”). What a glorious sound – the purr of the engine – despite the extended rest, the battery responded as it’s supposed to.