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Linda DejongheSarnia Observer |
I would love to do some selective travel. I have no interest in being a world traveler but I do have a few places in the world in which I would...
It was an adventure, to be sure. I told you my brother, Tim, was roasting up a goat leg for his sisters plus. He had explained the preparation...
Appearances can be deceiving. We have all heard that statement many times. Remember when we were young, beginning to date and we fell in love...
I hope everyone had a very blessed Easter with lots of good food and fun with family and friends. It’s a wonderful and special time to renew...
Thank you for caring. To all those who emailed me, I really appreciate the support and encouragement so many of you sent me following the...
With February being Black History Month, there was lots of attention to the struggles, progression and achievements of Blacks. There have been...
It can be a great thing or not so great to get a call back. If you audition for a play or movie you wasit for a call back. You hope for a call...
It was a beautiful, warm, sunny morning with a slight breeze. More like spring than late winter so I hung out two loads of laundry not even...
I love doing research. Asking questions or looking up stuff is an interesting hobby for me. Not that I remember much of it, I enjoy the...
There are some things that just need to be seen. Not a big Taylor Swift fan just because it’s not the music I am familiar with nor to which I...
Mid-January was an interesting TV watching time. The State of Iowa caucus was held as was a couple of Hollywood award shows. Didn’t watch much of...
Can you believe we are already into the second month of 2024? When you listen to or watch the news one has to wonder if we are moving forward,...
Personally, I love the covering of snow we finally got at the beginning of the New Year and continued to various levels of coverage. It is winter in...
We all love the holidays but it sure can take its toll on us financially, physically and mentally. I had great Christmas holidays. Everything went...
I hope everyone had a super fun Christmas. At the time of writing, due to my deadlines, Christmas has not yet happened so can’t write about it....
I hope you are not rushing around finishing up. There was a time when those of us of a certain age, relished the busyness, the hustle, the urgency....
There is a big difference between hearing and listening. Hearing is the faculty of perceiving sounds. Most of us can do that. Listening is giving...
This time of year is just crazy busy. It seems I have been crazy busy for the past two months. I limit my activities to mostly those I want to do,...
What a heartbreak. Not a big football fan but do occasionally watch the Grey Cup and Super Bowl. Blue Bombers are my team only because I got to see...
We learned a lot of things growing up at home, at school, at church. Some of what we learned has been discarded as experience proved differently,...
I am sure I am not the only one who kvetches, gripes and grumbles about perceived mistreatment. We all have issues, pet peeves, grievances we never...
Have you started Christmas shopping? I have. We don’t do the kind of gifting we used to so my shopping is minimal. I am on the lookout for...
My groupie days are long gone. Many, many years ago I dated the lead singer in a popular, local band. The girlfriends would go to all the dances...
I am sure we all have had lots of fixes and repairs to do in our homes. Over the years I have had to tackle big jobs, for which I have no skill,...
On the Statue of Liberty it reads: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming...
We work a long, long time. Most of our lives are spent labouring in some form or other. It starts out very young with picking up toys, cleaning...
Truth: that which is in accordance with fact or reality; the body of real things, events, and facts; fidelity to an original or to a standard;...
So many of us don’t know what we don’t know. I appreciate those who send me new words. I have to say some I share but some are not quite...
What the world needs now is love. We all remember the Jackie DeShannon 1965 hit written by Burt Bacharach. Well, the world could sure use a lot more...
Hope everyone had a super Labour Day long weekend. It’s the last flourish of summer. Most have already used up their holidays, the kids are...