Ya Gotta Laugh About It

Remembering my Dad. Taken: SPRING 1996   To the living, I am gone. To the sorrowful, I will never return. To the angry, I was cheated. But t...

  My meaningful tradition. TAKEN: APRIL 2025 Palm Beach, Aruba Well, I am back home and trying to play catch up. I started posting whilst I ...

My beautiful friend Ashley Milne Gone but never forgotten! (c) The Toronto Star As my readership knows, my friend and coworker was murdered ...

  (c) The Toronto Star - All rights reserved Article published February 8th, 2025 COLLINGWOOD, Ont. —Ashley Milnes Schwalm’s family and frie...

The truth of the matter is I knew when I made the decision to take Annie up the hill at the cottage on September 3rd, she would never come b...

Annie arrived back at the cottage Thursday September 19th.  TAKEN: SEPTEMBER 21st, 2024 As I sit and stare at my screen of the photo I snapp...

As clear as day, I remember the exact moment we found our beautiful Annie.  I was sitting on the balcony watching the sunset in a resort in ...

My amazing cousin Denny doing what he loved most. TAKEN: AUGUST 2013 Denny Ladouceur 1958- 2024 When I was young, vinyl records filled our h...

  In the Yukon, doing what he loved to do most. I will miss you always xoxo TAKEN: MAY 2008 It has been a painful week for me, as yesterday ...

Well, it’s that time of year again.  When after months of waiting, I arrive at my destination of choice to celebrate another trip around the...

Just a couple of life long friends catching up while unconditionally supporting each other.  TAKEN: AUGUST 11th, 2016 I have been fortunate ...

A very powerful photo of reflection snapped as the sun began to set on December 25th. TAKEN: DECEMBER 25th, 2023   The year twenty-twenty th...

TOP: Our festive holiday view of the falls in our sleepy little town BOTTOM: Watching the sunset, waiting for my coworkers to arrive. TAKEN:...

My Uncle Roger and I. One of my best buddies growing up! TAKEN: JUNE 27th, 2005 I have always loved this photo of my Uncle Roger and I.  Tho...

As we approach the first anniversary of my best friend Smarties' death, I can't help but focus on our last phone call.  He loved Ear...

I got a call on January 4th from my oldest brother, as we'd missed connecting over the holidays.   When my phone rang, my husband gently...

I don’t know about you, but I am happy to shut the door on the past year and look to the coming year with a genuine amount of hope and since...

Smartie getting a driving lesson from his grandson. TAKEN: AUGUST 27th, 2021 I am sitting at my home office desk and a wave of varying emoti...

No matter what they look like, or where they are found, they're all truly appreciated. (On the left, never used. The right, death by dis...

This photo is worth more than a hundred thousand words. It genuinely exudes my love for her. Caroline (Caï) Perrault (née Marceau) TAKEN in:...