Archive for November, 2011

All Is Forgiven, All Is Not Reconciled

The Monday Thought Nov 27th 2011

I let down the side for my gender but surprised my wife on Saturday. It was a gentle, warm afternoon as I hung our outside Christmas lights. Most years I wait for gale force winds and snow drifting around me to create a “real man’s” atmosphere for my artistic chore. More >

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Power of Remembering (2)

The Monday Thought Nov 21st 2011

Remembering has been an important theme in recent conversations. A friend’s visit to a nursing home exposed her to the crankiness of a mother-in-law who suffers the ravages of dementia. Her lost memory leaves little for her to treasure with fondness- knowing only her immediate experience feeds frustratation. More >

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Power of Remembering

The Monday Thought Nov 13th 2011

I looked in the face of Pilot Officer Norman MacLennan in a photo that has pride of place in my home office. It was last Friday morning – Remembrance Day. The photo was taken when he received his wings as a pilot in the RCAF in January, 1941. His last of only a few missions was June of 1941- he and his crew perished returning their damaged aircraft to England. He was 22. More >

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