• A Beautiful Afternoon of Wire Wickets

    A Beautiful Afternoon of Wire Wickets

    When was last time you played croquet?  My colleagues and I asked ourselves exactly the same question before heading to the PoCo Community Foundation Annual Croquet tournament last Wednesday.  Being pretty competitive by nature, I studied and familiarized myself with the game, as did my colleagues (well … after I sent…

  • Controversy around Colour Your Hair to Conquer Cancer

    Controversy around Colour Your Hair to Conquer Cancer

    I haven’t read much about this campaign but after viewing hundreds of adverts last month, I feel compelled to express my dismay. I apologize in advance to those who might not recognize the positive outlook that this blog page usually brings, as this one will take a different turn. Yes,…

  • Our Family is Expanding By 4 Feet

    Our Family is Expanding By 4 Feet

    For those who know me well, you know that fostering has been in my mind for a few years now. It fascinates me what triggers thoughts in one’s mind and the many different “steps” one must go through to finally accept or make do of a new situation! Fostering has…

  • The antidote to a public health emergency

    The antidote to a public health emergency

    Fentanyl is the driving cause behind so many overdose deaths lately that it’s hard to ignore. It is no longer an offshore or an unfamiliar problem, it has become so real over the past two years and it’s getting scarier and scarier. Drug abuse and related stories with tragic endings…

  • Poignant & Sobering

    Poignant & Sobering

    We have all heard that travelling is the only thing that you buy that makes you richer and it’s so true! Travelling satisfies your curiosity on so many levels and after a journey of three weeks in the Balkan peninsula, we came back with vibrant memories, new friends and aspirational…