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Once Upon a Time there was an Apple Seed
Once upon a time there was an apple seed, bitten-into by me as I was munching on an apple and didn’t realize I was biting into its core.The unlucky pip did not survive the mastication and unfortunately, was spat out half-chewed. (For those who wonder, nor did it make it to the picture. I wouldn’t [...]
An Ode to Lake Lovering
The first time I went to Lake Lovering was for my son’s Scout camp at the Lake Lovering Scout Reserve, in the fall of 2013.Surrounded by the woods, the campsite was completely hidden from the main road. One would have never expected anything else there but forest, let alone a lake. Imagine my reaction then, [...]
A Walk in the Woods
Our back garden is one of the many in our little town which border the woods. For me –born and raised in the big city with no forest in sight– this proximity to the woods, admittedly, is quite exciting. There’s something about the woods which has always captivated the human imagination; something timeless and untamed. I was [...]
A Foot on Each Side of the Border
“Crossing the border from one country to another is quite an experience,” I was thinking to myself, as I snapped a picture of the row of flowerpots and boulders which mark the international border between Canada and the United States, just outside the Haskell Free Library in Stanstead, Canada / Derby Line, Vermont.I posed for [...]
To Lock or Not to Lock? The public restroom door dilemma
Many years ago I got stuck in a public bathroom. It was one of those restrooms in the basement of a large hotel, at the very end of a long hallway. The stall was completely closed off, without a gap underneath or above the door, and for some reason the door wouldn’t unlock. After several futile attempts [...]
In loving memory of our pets
It’s hard to verbalize the intensity of the grief in the days following the passing away of a pet. The memories are fresh and powerful; the tides of sadness raw and thumping. When our pet ‘Twinkie’ passed away, we buried her by the woods in the backyard and decorated her little grave with flowers and pebbles. Later that [...]
Stage Fright – Take 2
This post turned out to be very different than I had originally intended. I was going to tell you how I faced one of my worst fears head-on; that is, how I took on public speaking. The details of my speech are of little importance to this post. Suffice it to say, I had been offered to [...]
Exquisite Mango-Banana Ice Cream with No Added Sugar
Today we’ll be making a mango-banana ice cream from scratch.The mango-banana combo yields a delicate tropical flavor, ideal for our simple –yet rich– dessert.Since both fruits are very sweet when ripe, they act as natural sweeteners; no additional sweetening required.What’s more, the vibrant fruity flavor is courtesy of the fresh fruit. This is indeed, a [...]
In the eye of the beholder
When I first saw this picture I wondered if it was some kind of a symbol.It struck me as artistic and expressive, but I didn’t think it was an actual place.As it turns out, this is a picture of a real place with quite a story behind it. But before we get ahead of ourselves, [...]
How roadworks taught me to be humble
That day, I was running a few errands in a little town about 20 miles away from home.On the way back, I found that the road I would usually take home was blocked.Roadworks.“I can handle that!” I thought to myself, “I’ll just turn around and take the highway.” Which I did.Well, almost.As I was about [...]