What started as a necessity six years ago (the Doctors told me I needed to lose some weight for surgery, so I started to run five days a week), has become a lifestyle. Once I lost the first 20 pounds, I thought. Lets see if I can lose 30. Now, 60+ pounds later, and at 70 years old, running has become a part of my life. After completing my hormone replacement injections, I wanted to build some muscle and lose…
Ratatouille is a traditional French Provençal dish of stewed summer vegetables that originated as a peasant food in the southern region of France. But I knew it better from the Disney…
Our bike trails really are Collingwood’s Jewel in Hiding. This is now my third full year of riding the trails daily for our groceries, a fun little challenge I gave myself…
We both continue to enjoy our lives in Collingwood in the Spring, Summer and Fall. It’s a beautiful place to live and is a recreational cornucopia. There are a ton of…
On my bike ride to do groceries on a late September day, I heard splashing coming from The Pretty River and realized the Chinook Salmon were spawning and wandered down to…
This summer has been a good one for backyard visitors. This beautiful black swallowtail butterfly showed up last week looking for some sun on our mulch bed when I noticed him…
On Sunday mornings I usually have a bowl of oatmeal with blueberries, banana and a scoop of Oikos high protein vanilla yogurt. I find it comfort food. I like the whole…
This summer, while doing some garden clean-up, I came across this tiny exquisite nest in one of our trees and did some research on what bird could build such a fine…
I’ve spent a lot of time over the last six years re-thinking what’s really important to me and the life I share with Yim. If there was one thing a diagnosis…
