Growing Through Grief: Holding it together
Have you heard of the “Type A” personality? I know it well. Maybe you can relate. We get things done, we deliver, but not just that, we have a way of doing it.
Check It Out: Former communist shares his Easter story
I came across a Dr. Seuss quote that asked, “How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon.” I don’t know about you, but for me, time is flying by at warp speed…
Why print still matters — and why your local paper needs you
Print newspapers are often dismissed as outdated. That’s lazy thinking. In small and mid-sized communities, print still does three things digital alone does not…
Just A Gal From Glidden: Fighting over lozenges, counting our blessings
This week’s column comes to you under the influence of NyQuil and Halls. Yes, I caught my annual spring cold. I am blaming Robert as he came down with symptoms a couple of days before me.
REMEMBERING WHEN: The art class ash tray
When I was graduating from eighth grade and about to enter high school, I was faced with the daunting task of picking the classes I would take in my first year.
Check It Out: My crash course in patient advocacy
Last week I listened to a doctor’s podcast on the topic of advocating for your loved one when they’re hospitalized and thought it would be a good topic to write about.
Just A Gal From Glidden: Lessons learned beneath the Dankin elevators
Agriculture Safety Week always gets me thinking about the little lessons you learn growing up on a farm. Not the big lectures. The quiet ones that simply became part of everyday life.
Check It Out: Anxiety is like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs
Someone wrote, “My uncle always used to say he was more nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.” I guess that’s what you call being anxious.
Just A Gal From Glidden: Freedom at 16 and 202 kilometres of trouble
July 2, 1985. That date is burned into my memory. I had just turned 16 a month earlier and, yes, that was the historic day Katie Drummond got her driver’s licence. Freedom at last.
REMEMBERING WHEN: The cat caught a bird
Our late father loved and would do anything for his birds. He was kind to all the animals we ever had, but the wild birds that frequented the bird feeders outside our home…
Check It Out: What can Canada learn from Europe’s mistakes?
The following quote by an American writer is appropriate for this week’s missive: “Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have time to make them all yourself.”
Just A Gal From Glidden: Still afraid. Still showing up. (Preferably at 2:30.)
Let’s face it. No one likes going to the dentist. Well… maybe the odd person. A very odd person. When I was little and it was time for a dental appointment, I was absolutely terrified.
