Something I wrote a year ago around the anniversary of Laurie’s death. A year ago, my spouse died. Sharing my life with Laurie and making a family with her was the best thing that ever happened to me. Losing her may very well be the worst thing that ever happens to me. I have lived …
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Medical Assistance in Dying
When the Medically Assistance in Dying law (MAID) was introduced Laurie knew immediately that it was unlikely that she would be able to take advantage. The combination of being near death as well as in sound mind was unlikely once the cancer had metastasized into her brain. It looks like the changes that the Superior …
January 8, 2018
It is hard, bordering on impossible, to believe that it has been two years. I miss Laurie every day.
Solidarity
My friend Peter has written about his spouse ending her cancer treatment and moving to purely palliative care. As usual he offers some really useful insight into this familiar moment. https://ruk.ca/content/catherine
Ottawa Public Schools 1918
Another find from the Internet Archive Table from The public schools of Ottawa (1918) found at http://www.archive.org/details/publicschoolsofo00markuoft In 1918 First Avenue School had 645 students occupying 13 classrooms plus a kindergarten. Connaught School, new at the time, had 604 students in 13 classrooms plus a kindergarten. Mutchmor had 545 students in 11 classrooms plus a …
My current reading list
I am thrilled to have purchased two excellent looking memoirs in the last few weeks. Both from authors Laurie Kingston supported and encouraged. She would have been overjoyed to see them in print.Henriette Ivanans-McIntyre has written a memoir “In Pillness and in Health: A memoir. (https://www.amazon.com/Pillness-Health-memoir-Henriette-Ivanans-ebook/dp/B07V49YDC8) Amanda Jetté Knox has written “Love Lives HereA Story …
Turtle laying eggs at Brown’s Inlet
I was lucky enough to witness a turtle laying eggs the other evening at Brown’s Inlet. Seems like a poor approach to reproduction to lay eggs in an open area and abandon them for two months. But who am I to judge.
Flood 2019
The last week or so has brought major flooding to Ottawa and environs. I was able to spend a bit of time helping out around the city. It has been amazing to see so many volunteers doing whatever they can to help. It seemed to me to be at just the right level of order/disorder. …
Ads you would never see today
Bell bragging about not having rich shareholders or paying out large dividends. March 4 1929 Ottawa Citizen
Seder-Masochism
We saw this as part of the Ottawa International Animation Festival. It’s really good. And ’tis the season.