Category Archives: TGIF

START WITH WHY by Simon Sinek (2009) Why am I enthralled with books about self-improvement? Maybe to find a new healthy direction in my retirement? Maybe to gain confidence in my ability to navigate the ‘Post-COVID New Normal’? Or maybe … Continue reading →

Dressing up This week I’ve been thinking of the Christmas gatherings that I have been invited to. And this year I think that we are feeling freed up to visit and meet others, without COVID restrictions. I’m feeling more relaxed … Continue reading →

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Part 3 I’ve been thinking seriously about the emotional toll of an emergency on all of us. In the last few weeks, I’ve watched a series of interviews about a possible collapse in the next decade of what … Continue reading →

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Part 2 My last TGIF was about how I began to learn about getting prepared for a serious emergency. The first step is really to understand how vulnerable your area is. If you’re near the waters edge, then … Continue reading →

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Part 1 “What’s to prepare for?” you ask. What a silly question! But the next line is worse: “I’ve bought the whole kit and caboodle, so I’m ready.” Really? Most people haven’t got the faintest idea of what … Continue reading →

A BUSY TWO MONTHS Your Grand Boulevard Residents Association (GBRA) has had a very busy September and October planning and preparing for two events in October. The first was an All Candidates Meeting at Sutherland Secondary on October 4. It … Continue reading →

Great Grand Boulevard Pumpkin Walk 2022 Hi Neighbours, This is a heads-up about the Pumpkin Walk that the Grand Boulevard Residents Association (GBRA) is now planning for October 29, 2022, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Last year was the first … Continue reading →

The Hidden Life of TREES, Part 2 When I first wrote about Peter Wohlleben’s book, The Hidden Life of TREES (2015), I couldn’t help feeling so proud of the research which UBC’s Dr. Suzanne Simard wrote about in Finding the … Continue reading →

The Hidden Life of TREES I’m once again fascinated by a book I’ve borrowed from the library: The Hidden Life of TREES: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben (2015). I learned about it when I went to … Continue reading →

GARAGE SALES What ever happened to garage sales? I used to love seeing the home-made signs around the neighbourhood, and making room in my schedule to visit a few of them. Did COVID put an end to them? …in this … Continue reading →