23 Nov
Featured

Knitting; a most enjoyable pasttime

Barbara EllisNovember 23, 2020

A neighbour and fellow knitter asked me to help her out by knitting some premie-baby caps and mittens. I accepted with enthusiasm because I have always loved to knit. Unfortunately, as I began the first cap, I found that my fingers were not as agile as they once were. Not long ago, it would have taken me less than an hour to knit such a tiny garment. When I was finished, I fingered the soft bonnet and tried to remember how many years I have actually been knitting.

I am a World War Two baby and my homeland, along with most...

5 Nov
Featured

A delightful day in Carburn park

Barbara EllisNovember 5, 2020

Most of our world will not look back on this year with undiluted pleasure. I recall the Queen saying that the year 1992 was her “Annus Horribillis,” and well, that phrase certainly describes 2020. Having said that, are we not having a most remarkable autumn?

Not long ago I had the pleasure of strolling through Carburn Park. This magnificent park stretches itself out along the eastern shores of the Bow River and is one of Calgary’s largest parks. The day I was there the park was filled with people walking, running, bicycling, picnicking and just plain enjoying themselves. Not only is...

14 Aug
Wellness & Healthy Aging

New guide helps seniors age with pride

Andrew McCutcheonAugust 14, 2020

No one ever said getting older was easy. However, a new guide released by the Ministry of Seniors and Housing is aimed at seniors’ groups and non-profits aims to ensure that identifying as LGBTQ2S+ doesn’t make the process any harder. Entitled “Aging...

12 Aug
Wellness & Healthy Aging

Self Care with Epsom salts

Angie FriesenAugust 12, 2020

Those of you that know me are likely well aware of my love of Epsom salts. Often when I have a student ask me about managing my chronic pain, you’ll hear me sing praises of its benefits and the many...

10 Aug
Opinion

Our most precious water

Barbara EllisAugust 10, 2020

Water, without a doubt, is the most important element on our planet. It is transparent, has no taste and is made up of the most abundant elements in our universe. Two Hydrogen molecules and one Oxygen molecule join together to...

7 Aug
Featured

86-year-old YouTuber teaches Italian cuisine

Andrew McCutcheonAugust 7, 2020

It’s very easy to get the feeling that Mariano Trivelin doesn’t measure to the milliliter, in some calculated fashion like other chefs you could watch at home. In the 86-year-old’s video on how to make homemade gnocchi pasta, he takes a...

6 Aug
Wellness & Healthy Aging

Knowing the past, planning the future

Deborah MaierAugust 6, 2020

Why keep a garden journal? For the past couple of springs, I have heard gardeners’ comment about the late starts of perennials. However, when I look at pictures that I’ve captured of noteworthy plants this year and last, they are emerging...

4 Aug
Wellness & Healthy Aging

Learn the ukulele at any age

Lesli Christianson-KellowAugust 4, 2020

I’m holding my ukulele as my fingers awkwardly strum a rhythm pattern. It’s a combination of up strumming and down strumming while changing between the A minor and G chord. I’ve taken a few lessons in the past. Lately, I’ve...

29 Jul
Money

Five Steps to Manage Financial Stress

Alberta Securities CommissionJuly 29, 2020

We are living in challenging times and every day Albertans face the unprecedented combination of economic uncertainty, ongoing COVID-19 dangers, volatile stock markets, a shaky job market and rising costs of living expenses. In a recent national poll by FP Canada,...

14 Jul
Featured

Sunny weather, at last!

Barbara EllisJuly 14, 2020

Finally, a warm and sunny morning. It won’t be long before the trees will be in bloom. The bushes are already happily showing off their baby leaves which burst their buds overnight. The trees have a shade of green about...