First Person

Wars leave a multi-generational sense of loss that seeps into your soul

If my father’s military bag could talk, oh the stories it might tell!

A trip to Europe’s war memorials renewed a pride in Canada I was reluctant to acknowledge

The moment we heard where Percy was buried, he became alive for us again

Talking with a veteran let me cross a bridge into the past

How will I remember Gran? The laughter from our aborted driving lessons

My parallel parking skills helped me make two unusual friends in downtown Regina

I’m not a digital nomad but I may never go back to so-called ‘real life’

I no longer hide on Halloween night, here’s why I am shelling out again

Halloween helped me get my kids to listen to classical music

The woman who taught me that guardian angels don’t always come with wings

Yes, laundry is my true superpower

Taking my kid to a Taylor Swift concert turned me from skeptic to Swiftie mom

Did my daughter inherit autism from me?

Learning to ride a bike as an adult makes me feel like anything is possible

I deserve a medal, simply for surviving old age

Moving to the country was the change I never knew I needed

How Scopa, the Italian card game, brought us closer together

My grandkids don’t know how to play outside and it’s maddening

Coping with my husband’s Parkinson’s diagnosis means enjoying one day at a time