At times adult children of alcoholics feel stuck and with little hope – like things are not good, and going to stay that way.
Flight Attendants
Remliel and Sammael had been doing this job since before they could remember. It always amazed them how differently each client reacts. It was like they were never really sure if they were still asleep and dreaming or just too terrified to ask either Remliel or Sammael what was going on.
Brunswick House – Bloor & Brunswick, Toronto
Ye Olde Brunswick House has withstood the sands of time and is one of Toronto’s oldest establishments.
Turning Plastic Into Oil!
Steve Duck shares with us that there is a better way to make use of our discarded plastics. Check out this video of a remarkable Japanese invention that turns plastic, into oil!
Huli Wigmen From Papua New Guinea
“There is a lot of magic involved in growing a good wig!” ~ The words of the wigmaster, an elderly sage of the Huli Wigmen, talking about hair care.
The Dressmaker
My mother Magda has me fitted at the seamstress. Die Schneiderin measures my waist, the length of my arm. The hemline. Buttons. Belt. “White for a First Communion dress. And a short-sleeved summer dress.”
The Worst Secret
The assignment was to write our worst secret, the thing we would never live down, the thing that… ‘dismantles your own sense of yourself.’ And everybody knew instantly what that thing, for them, was.
Putting Your Head In The Clouds In Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest offers visitors the chance to dive into in a unique eco-system adventure without even getting out of bed.
Unfriends
It was bound to happen, but for some reason, it took me by surprise. The phone call from my daughter was a welcome one. After weeks of tension, of hurt feelings and jangled nerves, we were finally back on speaking terms.
Tarmac Meditations #85: Early Morning False Alarm
In the distance, while lacing up before 5:00 … “Come out with your hands up, you are surrounded!”
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