The ceiling is watch-your-head low, and thick wooden beams brace the doorways that are cut from stone. The lighting is dim. It is easy to imagine the ancestors sitting on benches, raising a mug of mead, and chomping on lamb shanks. Welcome to Dublin’s Brazen Head Pub. Yes, we heard many a tune and enjoyedContinue reading “Raise a glass (or a pint!)”
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Jay Shetty: Serendipity or what?
The other night I was watching the mentalist Oz Perlman on AGT. You can check it out on YouTube, but I’m going to be the spoiler. He asked everyone in the audience to close their eyes and think of a celebrity they would like to meet. Then he asked two AGT judges (the third oneContinue reading “Jay Shetty: Serendipity or what?”
Saying good-bye to the past
My friend’s mother passed away recently. She was in her nineties and had a pretty good life. But now my friend is left with a garage full of stuff to sort out. What to donate, what to throw out and what to share with other family members. It’s a tough decision. Different things have differentContinue reading “Saying good-bye to the past”
All “Laked” Out
Do you ever sink into your favourite chair or maybe patio swing and sigh, “Ah, it’s good to be home”? Well, the older I get, the more often I find myself breathing that sigh of contentment. And I don’t think I’m alone. I was chatting with a friend recently on the pickleball court. They hadContinue reading “All “Laked” Out”
Be OK with being crazy!
I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the concept of life’s third act since I wrote a blog about it in June. The third act typically begins in the 50s or 60s. Rather than the common view that this is a period of decline and “old age”, new research points to this time asContinue reading “Be OK with being crazy!”
Slow down you move too fast
A friend and I were chatting the other day. She was taking a “slow day” because she was feeling tired after getting her COVID and flu vaccinations. I was also taking a slow day as I recovered from a back injury. Why do we need to feel out-of-sorts to take a slow day? We areContinue reading “Slow down you move too fast”
A dose of culture
Being immersed, aka being surrounded by another culture in day-to-day activities, really brings out the differences in how we do things, how we relate to things, and why we are the strange creatures that we are. I have been back from my annual winter getaway to Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, for two weeks now, and IContinue reading “A dose of culture”
A Mayan Dining Experience
Humans have always relied on food for survival and historians have studied the dietary habits of older civilizations for years. Through their research, they have looked at how food influences culture, global events, trade, social systems, and health. Fascinating stuff. Just look at your life. What type of meal do you have at Christmas? Ostara?Continue reading “A Mayan Dining Experience”
Birds of a Feather?
Imagine the sounds of a car starting on a cold winter day in Saskatchewan. It starts with a soft rumerumerumerume. Then it gets a bit louder. Grugrugrugru. And then finally, a full varoom varoom belts out as the engine springs to life. If you’re lucky. Well, here in Merida, where it is 34 °F today,Continue reading “Birds of a Feather?”
Is Bad Bunny the beginning?
I had just closed my eyes and felt the sweet release of sleep. Raaaaa! I was awakened by the sound of music. Was it Alexa? Was it the neighbours? What the heck? I got up and staggered around the house looking for the source. Then, I realized it was coming from outside. The sweet soundContinue reading “Is Bad Bunny the beginning?”
