True Life Blog

Each of us have birds native to their area of the world. The two birds that I love the most are the North American Robin and the Red Tailed Hawk. The robin is a gentle bird — happy to co-exist with people on the lawns of Eastern North America. This year, I saw my first […]

I went for a walk at twilight, in the early spring, and came upon the lamps at our neighborhood school. Red Lamps at Twilight In day ignored as children play. At night aglow but colours fade. At twilight lights stand crisp and red. They wait to shine from upraised head. Rob Hueniken [Return to the […]

As the 2010 Winter Olympics come to a close, wonderful memories and a sense of encouragement remain from our shared experience of Vancouver and Whistler, BC.  Athletes and administrators, volunteers and fans, families and global friends — we all came together to honour excellence and commitment. While I enjoyed the excitement of the competitions, it […]

Berry-apple sauce and nuts is an easy Paleo snack. Adapting to their changing environment was essential for early humankind. Our ancestors learned how to fish, hunt and gather the foods they needed. In today’s world there are fewer cavemen (which some females might disagree with) but a renewed interest in eating well (”eating good” in […]

We have all heard the saying “You can’t take it with you.” The saying is very old, though not as old as the Egyptian pharaohs, who stocked their pyramid burial chambers with lots of goodies for the next world. The pharaohs thought of themselves as gods, so if they wanted to bring some golden cats […]

Sometime last year, one of my longtime blogging friends, Linda, asked me something in one of her comments that I’ve been meaning to post about, but have never gotten around to doing. She asked (something to the effect), “Why is it that a lot straight women find it so easy to be open and free […]

Hi folks! I just wanted to let you know that this will be my last post until after Christmas. From tomorrow on I will be working straight through without a day off, therefore I won’t be online as much. Today I will be doing my laundry, going grocery shopping, and then ironing my clothes for […]

Let me start off by saying that I LOVE Starbucks. Truly, I do. In fact, if it wasn’t for my daily dose of Starbucks coffee I don’t think my circulatory system would circulate. There is nothing on this planet more “life force giving” as when Starbucks coffee hits my bloodstream; making my heart race, my […]