I just put the finishing touches on my new book for teachers: ‘Green, Please!’ It’s been a LONG journey, starting many years ago with writing songs for kids, recording them, and then creating an educational show for kids including those songs. Later, when I was a teacher and working on getting my degree, I used…
Canada Day/Land Back Day
I have to confess that there have been many times when I’ve been proud and happy to be Canadian. That feeling has faded and almost disappeared over the last few years. Granted, I’d rather live here than in many other places (Russia, Ukraine, Yemen, Southern USA, to name just a few), but… We like to…
“What’s so Funny ’bout Peace, Love and Understanding?”
(thanks to Elvis Costello for the title) This weekend, I wish everyone peace. I want to remind myself (and anyone who reads this) that even if you don’t agree with someone, even if you don’t see eye to eye, even if your positions on a subject, or many subjects, are radically different, it doesn’t mean…
Signs of Spring and Seeking Solutions
It’s the second week of a much-needed Spring Break here in BC. I recently took myself off to a sort of retreat at one of my favourite places in the world, (I hesitate to tell you where it is as you’ll probably want to go there and they’re already overrun with tourists in the summers…
O Canada!
A very interesting time indeed for Canadians! Those of you who follow me on social media will have a pretty good idea of my thoughts on all things political. I’m not going to add to that here other than to say I’m pretty proud of my fellow Canadians right now, even (most of) our politicians…
Happy New Year (and Life as a ‘semi-retired’ teacher).
I think some of you may have heard this before from other ‘retired’ folks, but I’m pretty sure I’m busier now than I ever was when I was teaching full-time! As a full-time teacher, there is SO much work to do, all the time, that it’s really hard to think about doing anything else. Now,…
February: Families, Feng Shui and Feeling Fortunate
February: Families, Feng Shui and Feeling Fortunate How have almost 2 years gone by since my last blog post! I guess a few things have happened in the meantime… (understatement of the year!) Even though in many ways, it feels like the world is going crazy right now, if I look in a different direction,…
Teaching from Home
I can’t believe how much time has gone by since my last blog post! Just to catch up: I retired from full-time teaching and started out the year being a teacher-on-call, which I enjoyed immensely. The days go like this: go into the school, find out where the class is, read the classroom or music…
I’m a children’s author!! What next?
pdgind-insidepages-layout-jollygood-2 It’s a new year. And…so many changes have happened to me in the space of 6 months, I’m feeling a little overwhelmed. I retired from full time teaching, had a great first month of holidays, did lots of personal growth work, went to my family reunion, had a wonderful time (until I broke both…
Soon, soon, very soon!
This book will actually be held in my hands! (and hopefully yours) I’ve found the illustrator of my dreams, Anita Ho. Her work is constantly surpassing my dreams and expectations, in so many ways – I feel VERY blessed to be working with her. Check out her other, slightly less kid-oriented work here: …
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