Five things I learned about life from my dog

My dog’s full name is Bond. James Bond, but we just call him Bond. Bond is 12 years old now and is still the most handsome Lab cross with a goatee and eyebrows. He has survived being hit by a truck and two surgeries but his health is failing now. Here are the things I...

Three things I love – the Nakusp edition

I spent some time this summer in a spot I have gone to many times over the last 15 years, Nakusp BC. When my kids were little, we spent a week or two with my brother’s family and sometimes my mom at a resort called Murphy’s Landing. Nakusp is a small place that is...

Strength 101

When I was growing up, it seemed like women had their own special forms of exercise that were different than men’s. We had Jazzercise and Jane Fonda (and then yoga and pilates) and they had the weight room. You had to be brave to venture in there. Now we know better....