This old grain elevator from Killarney, Manitoba was torn down in 2017. It’s not sad; it was a majestic structure that served its purpose in its day. It makes a dramatic picture, taken with prairie storm clouds gathering behind. I was in Killarney that June day to respect another passing in 2017, that of my … More 2018 is here. Look Forward but Remember Backward.

When I was writing my book Camp Follower, I noticed that the moves of my military life seemed always to be “polar” opposites (pun intended) in terms of the type of weather. Calgary in winter to cloudy Germany. Germany to Goose Bay. Anywhere in the dry prairies to anywhere in humid southern Ontario. But in … More Weather or Not

2017 was a wonderful year for me – I finished my first book, and got it published. (Whew, so much said about that in so few words!) Anyway, I also found time in 2017  to take a few trips (Las Vegas, Virginia Beach, Tennessee, to name the tourist spots; Picton and Prince Edward County for … More My 2017 Reading List

In honour of Thanksgiving for our American friends to the south, I’m posting another wonderful picture (by artist Nathan Frechette) from my book. Fellow base brats who lived in Germany may well recognize the scene!

This is the first time saying it, out loud, “I wrote a book!” So far, all I’ve ever said is, “I’m writing a book.” But now it’s done. Finished. Edited. Re-written. Fixed. Proof-read. Done. Ready to print, to sell, to read. My editor will attest : I love mixing my verb tenses. But this time … More I Wrote a Book

I mean for me, as in age, not the decade. Soon to be in that decade, coming out of one part of life, full speed ahead into the autumn of my days. Life is still beautiful.