Tag: remembering

  • Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend

    Yesterday our family said goodbye to a friend that has been with us for almost 18 years. Companion to my older daughters since they were five, patient pillow for my youngest daughter when she was a toddler, one-time canvas for a purple marker that turned out not to be so washable after all, bed-hog, lap-warmer,…

  • Remembering Our Fallen Heroes: Police Memorial Day

    Each year, the last Sunday of September marks the Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day. Officers from all over North America gather on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to remember comrades who have fallen in the line of duty. They are joined by hundreds of civilians, there to honour those who put their lives on…

  • Today I Will Remember: 11/11/11

    Today, on the 11th day of the 11th month, I will pause at the 11th hour, along with many others in my country, for two minutes of silence. It is a tribute, albeit a woefully inadequate one, to those who have fallen in battle, those who have given their own lives to make mine possible,…

  • Remembering…

    Today I post at Dark Central Station about the indelible mark left on the world ten years ago.

  • Human connections

    Last week, over at Dark Central Station, I wrote a post about how social networking had become so much more social than I had ever expected. I was honestly surprised at how well I had come to know my virtual followers and friends, and at how connected I felt to them. This was driven home…