by Sbexon | Sep 4, 2024 | Community, History, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement
This is the week when kids are turning the corner from summer freedom to school routines. Parents are trying to break the habits of late nights, uncombed hair and spontaneous shenanigans, as they attempt to set the tone for the business at hand. So many common rituals...
by Sbexon | Aug 27, 2024 | Career, Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Tips, Wellness
Many people’s mindset runs on the school calendar instead of the regular calendar. This is the time of year when kids are going back to school, the peak vacation season draws to a close and the falling leaves remind you the times they are a changing. If you’re...
by Sbexon | Aug 20, 2024 | Community, Food and Recipe, Golden Nuggets, History, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Wellness
Jack Windle tied the leather straps of his boots and hoisted a rifle over his shoulder. It was time for the winter kill and Jack was on his way to help his neighbours butcher three of their pigs and salt the meat to preserve it for winter storage. Eventually freezers...
by Sbexon | Aug 13, 2024 | Community, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Wellness
When I was visiting my friend earlier this spring, she told me she had just coordinated all the logistics around her and her husband’s gravesite. They had purchased a plot for their final resting place and did I want to drive over to take a look? Well, it wasn’t the...
by Sbexon | Aug 7, 2024 | History, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Parenting, Wellness
Did you know that sunscreen has a best before date? You’d likely never know by looking at the tubes of it in your bathroom cupboard, because many don’t provide any indication of this important information. You wouldn’t eat yogurt after the expiry date, because it...
by Sbexon | Jul 31, 2024 | Community, Lifestyle, Wellness
I realize writing about death and dying is not the usual fare for this lighthearted column. But I write about life every week, of which death is an inevitable part. I have reflected a great deal, as have many of you I’m sure, on whether I will be able to focus my...
