At this time of year, I shred my financial files from 8 years ago, since (I believe) legally I’m no longer required to keep them. In the process I often gain some interesting insights into what was going on in my life at that point. This year I thought that I’d like to share with you […]

(Time to read: ~ 1 minute)  (Originally published: Jan 9, 2011) For as long as I can remember, I have loved cotton next to my skin – whether in sheets, underwear, towels, t-shirts, skirts, trousers or socks. For years I wore men’s athletic tube socks because they were so much more comfortable than the women’s […]

 “I will do everything in my power to resolve every conflict, however small.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

(Time to read: ~ 1 minute) One of my most treasured childhood memories of being with my Dad is of him taking me downstairs to a Sunday School room (we lived upstairs at the time), him playing the piano and us singing hymns together. And this memory is interwoven with other precious memories of summer […]