Tag: mental health

Post #3321: Summer retirement practice

Last night, the coyotes running down the road woke me up – barking and howling like the wild things they are. It’s okay to be woken up in the middle of the night when on vacation, I just sleep in more in the morning… Continue Reading “Post #3321: Summer retirement practice”

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Post #3314: The things that make up a life

(Photo: Seaweed on a foggy day.) Yesterday, I stepped out for a walk in the deep fog and ran into my neighbour, who told me I’m the talk of the seniors’ centre at the moment. Why? Because I’m playing my fiddle at their monthly… Continue Reading “Post #3314: The things that make up a life”

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Post #3312: January field notes

This post is the text from the Gabriola Island Field School email I sent out for the month of January. In the Field School year we started in March, and will end on the Spring Equinox. As this week unfolds, I’ve been noticing that… Continue Reading “Post #3312: January field notes”

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Post #3311: Notes from my future self

I keep thinking that after so many colds in the last few months—plus Covid in the spring—I must be immune to whatever is currently going around. Alas, this has not been true. I’ve come down with my third cold since July, picked up somewhere… Continue Reading “Post #3311: Notes from my future self”

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Post #3310: Serious thinking

I had a meeting with someone in a somewhat job adjacent field last week. He was young, maybe only 28 or so, but knew what he was talking about, and took himself very seriously. Not in an imperious/obnoxious way, but in the way of… Continue Reading “Post #3310: Serious thinking”

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