by Julie Nadler “I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.” – Mahatma Gandhi For the last day or two I had been very conscious of my losses because of the pandemic. I’ve been grumpy. I miss boozy dinners & lunches out with friends. I have not…
by Julie Nadler Last week my mother, Peggy, who is 96, had to go to the bank. There was a line-up, which was predicted to take 45 minutes and the day was a hot one. When she complained to the person in charge about her inability to stand that long and in such conditions, it…
by Julie Nadler When I was living in that Old Lachine neighbourhood, not all my neighbours were helpful or even friendly. One of them had been quite obstructive and tried to stop me from putting an extension on my house. Another kept trash, like a non-functioning old car, in their driveway. A few never responded…
by Julie Nadler This is a time of mystery and uncertainty. Take a breath. The veils of separation are parting and the reality of interconnection is apparent to everyone on earth. — Jack Kornfield When I moved into my first home ownership, someone said to me, ‘The safest neighbourhood is the one where you know…