Perhaps like me, your holidays were filled with music:  school concerts, carolling, a teen playing her new electric guitar, the wonderful broadway show ‘Once’, the inspiring Harlem Gospel Choir and the powerful music from the film Les Misérables. These various musical experiences have incited me to pause and reflect on the role […]

In October 2012, we celebrated my father’s 90th birthday where among the festivities, I had the chance to reconnect with life-long friends including a wonderful couple from my parents’ generation – Mr and Mrs. L. They have spent their lives amongst children – their own 5 girls (including one adopted at […]

For a couple of hours every week, I have the wonderful opportunity of working with grade 1 and 2 students, helping them with their literacy and numeracy skills.  It is a treasured experience to witness their excitement as their world starts to open up with every new word and concept […]