On Babies and Planes

March 19, 2025.Reading time less than 1 minute.

We are slipping away Tuesday, on a plane to the Caribbean. Will be there by the time this post goes to publication. It’s our close friends 50th wedding anniversary and we are honoured to help them celebrate. In the meantime, our fifth granddaughter is due to arrive any day, and the kids have reminded me […]

Missing Child – Please Help

January 13, 2025.Reading time 1 minute.

The unthinkable has happened to my daughter’s partner: her 16-year-old daughter has gone missing. Emma Lang has not been seen for five days. Last known location was her home in London, Ontario, Canada. She did not take her cellphone or any money with her. From the London Police file (www.londonpolice.ca):“Emma is described as female, White, […]

Dark and Light

July 3, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

“Her water broke!” The moment we’d all been waiting for, in fact; we’d had a betting pool going: who could guess the date and time of birth. No one had picked the first of July. By 4:00 they were headed to the hospital. By 6:00 my daughter-in-law had an epidural. At 11:30 I messaged for […]