In his book Last Chance to See, Douglas Adams tells a wonderful story about visiting a centuries-old temple in Kyoto, Japan. He mentioned to his

I love words. Spoken, written, sung, remembered, invented, translated – words are beautiful to me. Libraries are right up there with forests as top-tier happy-places

We Canadians have already celebrated Thanksgiving, one of my very favourite holidays. Every year in early October, my family joins in a huge potluck feast

A few weeks ago, my husband and kids and I took a road trip out to Northwestern Ontario for a bit of a reunion on

I’m the oldest of six kids, and the first five of us are all two years apart like stepping-stones. Seemingly undaunted by this squirmy and

When my son Oliver was five years old, his brain was in a particularly creative and expressive stage. He was constantly fizzing with ideas; he