Food in small places
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Food in small places

I’m the proud owner of a small house. It was built in 1929 on a plot of land that was once an orchard, about a 10-minute walk from Victoria Park in the heart of Kitchener, Ontario. The architectural style is called “Germanic Cottage,” and it was designed by an architect named Edward Reitzel, whose blueprints…

A Beacon of Hope
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A Beacon of Hope

MY MOTHER WAS ONLY 19 years older than I was. Although she died when I was in my early 20’s and didn’t have to navigate parenting adult children for very long, many of my transitions into adulthood were not all that dissimilar to ones that she had experienced when she was young.

Embracing forty

Embracing forty

This past week I turned 40. And I won’t lie: it’s been rough. You know that song, “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to?” Well, that’s been me. All week.