Category Archives: General Musings

February 2 makes a sad anniversary. It was on that day, 17 years ago that I had to say goodbye to my dad. We were never very close when I was growing up. I always felt that he was somehow disappointed in my being gay. It wasn’t until the end of his life that IContinue reading “Remembering my dad”

2020 has already started off with a bunch of huge changes for me. Home life is going well. Alex’s health issues are slowly resolving themselves. There will always be health concerns both physical and mental, but Alex is such a resilient man and has found ways to make them all manageable. Last year, he hadContinue reading “2020 – Changes are a comin'”

2019 was a busy year for Alex and me. Here is recap of the year January I started on my fitness goal of walking. Little did I know that it would become an obsession. I started slowly. Walking for 30 minutes in the morning with Phantom and Beau – getting them up and out ofContinue reading “2019 Recap”

So, today marks the 16th anniversary of the day I said, “I do!” What a whirlwind adventure! I cannot believe that I have been this lucky to have someone like this man in my corner and in my life. He has always been my staunchest supporter and a source of constant entertainment, anxiety, stress, joy,Continue reading “Happy Anniversary, Babycakes!”

I just realized that I hadn’t posted anything since the end of September. So much for my promise to myself to write more often. *sigh So, a lot has happened during the last two months – so much that I have forgotten a large chunk of it. But, I do have some things that stickContinue reading “Where did October go?”

Part of my job is to go out and attend networking events, trade shows, health fairs and the like to discuss the IRIS Corporate Eyecare Benefits Program. This week, I was fortunate enough to attend the BC / Alberta / Yukon Convention for the Royal Canadian Legion in Penticton. It is a very busy weekendContinue reading “Welcome to Penticton”

So, we are just arriving in Montreal. We have a 90 minute layover and then we are heading home. Can’t wait to be in my own bed again

Today, we spent the day with one of my favourite people on the planet: Angela. She is this truly amazing, wonderful person who I love with all my heart. She is brave, funny, fierce, loyal, kind and a truly wonderful soul. She drove me and Alex all over Halifax to show us her home. ItContinue reading “Touring Halifax with Angela”

Yesterday, Angela and her man, Glen took Alex and me for a drive to Lunenberg and Mahone Bay. What an amazing trip! The scenery is glorious and we thoroughly enjoyed the company.

So, the day started off great. Angela and I went for a long walk around a couple of lakes. Amazing scenery! Great company and a most invigorating walk. I have a goal of 10,000+ steps a day and last week, I didn’t meet that goal. But, yesterday that changed. 13,623 step! Hooray for me. IContinue reading “Halifax – Day 3”