A lot of folks feel conflicted or excluded from the holiday season when they are carrying grief. Not feeling festive, or feeling more mindful of who is not present than who is gathered, can bid us to retreat from marking seasonal celebrations. But I don’t...
Mother’s day in our house is mostly a time of remembering as both our mothers are heaven-side. I’ve lived longer now without my feisty mom Lillian than I lived with her and Jen’s spirited mum Vaile died when Cassie was just two. So they are present with us now only...
Dufferin Grove Park, Toronto We made it to the Valley of Remembrance at this year’s Night of Dread, hosted by the marvellous Clay and Paper Theatre at Dufferin Grove Park here in Toronto, in time to visit the shrines before the rain poured down. This year I chose to...
Toronto Homeless Memorial, Holy Trinity I’m not always able to attend the mid-week Homeless Memorial on the steps of Holy Trinity to honour the memory of the people who die in the streets or as a result of being homeless, but I am always deeply grateful for the...
