Father’s Day has been a bittersweet day of memories for our family (especially for my Father), with losing my brother Kenny 22 years ago. My Father’s brother, Uncle Reg, also died on this day, 14 years ago. So as you can imagine, it’s especially important for me to honour the leading men in my life…
Gorgeous sunset, wanting to celebrate life with just my hubby, remembering my brother on the 22nd anniversary of his death. A simple feel good skydive, just the two of us: that’s what I wanted. I was kinda thrown by the spot … we were in freefall over Lake Erie, and for me, quite the eery…
With each passing day dear brother I miss you more and more. June 19, 1988. Has it really been 22 years since I lost you to the wings of the hereafter, the wings of flight? You would have made an amazing skydiver … and each jump I make, you’re right there in spirit, freeflying circles…
A gorgeous day outside … the wind is silent apart from the Airstream awning’s billowing sporadic song. I sit here on our comfy plush couch, watching my beloved nap, witnessing a lonely Twin Otter and Cessna sunbathing in the quiet sunStream. Not even a whisper of life exists on this lakeside beautiful drop zone, as witnessed from…
Yoga is such a powerful tool, offering so many benefits beyond the physical and mental. For example, stress and anxiety relief. I love to center myself through focussed yogic breathing, slowing down my heartbeat, especially in situations where anxiousness does not serve me (such as when climbing to altitude in a jump plane, about to catapult…
Presence. Being in the moment. Today was a time for breathing, stretching, yoga love and making the space available for new friends. And so shifted my normal state of focus from my work at hand to a glorious walk on the beach, chasing shadows and capturing the essence of life and death. We only have…
For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered? ~ Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet An emotional day of new beginnings,…
What a fabulous weekend! Catching up with girlfriends and friends of old, settling a hockey wager victory (go Team Canada, gO!) at Red Lobster with fast-fingered Lisa (crab cracker extraordinaire), and returning to Canada with no muss or fuss, bellies and hearts full, made for the ultimate culmination of a two week US journey where…
I love Friday evening weddings. They remind me of when slaDE and I got married, Friday August 22, 2008. With Lisa and Mike having their ceremony at the very beginning of the weekend, the entire two days are opened up to possibility and adventure. We were very blessed to have glorious weather for the whole…
Two days and two nights at Freefall Oz / Oz Homestay Bed & Breakfast was absolutely delightful. Seeing our old friends Ash and Celeine was an incredible treat, especially with the skilled cooking talents of Australian Ash and the shiny bright smiles & hugs from Celeine. Ash may not be classified as a chef, but…