Winnipeg Free Press
2026
“Path forward unclear in tumultuous times.” Lived Lives, February 2, 2026
“Accepting a difficult gift in the face of overwhelming loss.” Lived Lives, January 5, 2026
2025
“The hunt to find outliers of store-bought sameness.” Lived Lives, December 1, 2025
“Eldest son’s birthday an occasion to mark circle of life.” Lived Lives, November 3, 2025
“In praise of rituals to mark victories, both real and imagined.” Lived Lives, October 6, 2025
“A gory story and other relics of safely distant childhood.” Lived Lives, September 2, 2025
“Parenting Lessons can be learned by listening to children.” Lived Lives, August 11, 2025
“Learning to live differently, expand repertoire.” Lived Lives, July 7, 2025
“Recalling a far different dream in Trump’s America.” Lived Lives, June 2, 2025
“Longing for a fifth wave of feminism, humanism, peace.” Lived Lives, May 5, 2025
“Ring, ring: My phone call should be important to you.” Lived Lives, April 7, 2025
“Holding space for third act of wonder, gratitude and grief.” Lived Lives, March 3, 2025
“External shame no match for internal esteem.” Lived Lives, February 3, 2025
“One holiday secret kept, another painfully snuffed.” Lived Lives, January 6, 2025
2024
“Gratitude for experimentation, mothers and marigolds.” Lived Lives, December 2, 2024
“Cottage sale evokes magic memories, fanciful fantasies.” Lived Lives, November 4, 2024
“Searching for Somethings in grandson’s Nothing.” Lived Lives, October 1, 2024
“Family road trip leads to rediscovered well of laughter.” Lived Lives, September 3, 2024
“Hard of hearing, hard of listening aided by acceptance.” Lived Lives, August 6, 2024
“A cinnamon twist on past, present and presence.” Lived Lives, July 8, 2024
“Long-lost words a reminder of hope and nuance.” Lived Lives, June 3, 2024
“Aunt Helen knew aging was not for the faint of heart.” Lived Lives, May 6, 2024
“Magical Thinking a common response to sorrow.” Lived Lives, April 8, 2024
“Rooted In Love: Lifetime of Memories in Bloom.” Lived Lives, March 4, 2024
“Writing life stories in whatever words, images they offer.” Lived Lives, February 5, 2024
“Learning to carry my grandmother’s story of loss and pain.” Lived Lives, January 2, 2024
2023
“A rhythmically impaired daughter’s musical miracle.” Lived Lives, December 4, 2023
“Magical memories of a just-in-case man.” Lived Lives, November 6, 2023
“Passing on proclivity for picking in the lakeside hills.” Lived Lives, October 2, 2023
“If only Barbie film captured complexity of women’s lives.” Lived Lives, September 5, 2023
“It’s all about the time between generations.” Lived Lives, August 8, 2023
“Confronting the impacts of academic marginalization.” Lived Lives, July 3, 2023
“Experiencing the mother of all reality checks.” Lived Lives, June 5, 2023
“Bonding over books traces stories of our own lives.” Lived Lives, May 8, 2023
“Bride’s nuptial mutiny on a sea of green, yellow chiffon.” Lived Lives, April 6, 2023
“Considering Pink Vista without rose-coloured glasses.” Lived Lives, March 3, 2023
“Travelling more difficult with emotional baggage.” Lived Lives, February 3, 2023
“Feeding the birds proves hope is the thing with feathers.” January 3, 2023
2022
“Memories of country store tied to idyllic sandy summers.” December 8, 2022
“Memory may be mutable, but insights last a lifetime.” November 7, 2022
“Forest adventure with grandson teaches value of caution.” October 5, 2022
“Minding wise and wild granddaughter and the chance to learn.” September 9, 2022
“Five years of widowhood a chance to reflect on the difficult path to now—and the task of carrying on.” August 15, 2022
“A house’s rooms, its family heirlooms have stories to tell.” July 26, 2022
“Tending a garden an extended conversation with nature.” June 7, 2022
“Seeking a peace accord in one’s body’s war against itself.” May 5, 2022
“Permanent markers of a lifelong war on hair.” April 7, 2022
“Fall a harsh reminder we’re traversing a slippery slope.” March 9, 2022
First Person, The Globe and Mail
“Cold-water swimming helps me make peace with my body.” January 18, 2022
“My husband’s secret cash stash, and why it was so important.” July 17, 2019