Evening Happiness

The air grew cool as the sun sank low, and the tree’s shadows grew long. Cameron’s gleeful laughter carried up to us where we set up dinner  on the picnic tables we’d claimed. He ran around the water park, spraying back and forth with the water guns, darting between geysers, and sending a plastic cup [...]

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The River Revisited

Shhh. Now it’s time to stop talking and listen.   You’re lying in a small meadow – shhh, now. The grass tickles a little on your neck, and you can smell the clover. Those purple flowers you like to give me? Yes, I’m there too. You’re safe.   It’s a sunny afternoon, just a few [...]

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A Lion-Sized Surprise

The radio station had a discussion about the  upcoming BC Lions (Canadian Football League) game as we turned off Hastings, heading for the Second Narrows, on Saturday morning. We were passing Empire Stadium, the temporary outdoor home of the team.   Do you think you’d like to go to a football game sometime, Cameron? See [...]

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Once You Learn to Ride a Bike …

They say that once you’ve learned how to ride a bike, you never forget. The corollary to this rule is that you only learn once. This makes it special, don’t you think? He’s almost got it. With a little push to get him going, he can balance and steer, pedaling even enough to get up [...]

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Happiness While Waiting for Coffee

I stood by the Starbucks counter, lost in my thoughts, listening for, “Iced Vanilla latte for Melo, easy on the ice,” to be called out. I was between work and meeting Leif, Kate, and Cameron at Cameron’s dojo, and I needed this treat. It’d been a long day.   “Sunshine,” the barrista called out, sliding [...]

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