Create Your Wave

  Before I start with the now, - please bear with me while I regress into my childhood and walk with me and my dog in what seems a long time ago. While I was going-up, part time in “Cottage Country”; we were part of a cottage neighborhood.   The neighborhood spanned about 6 miles.   Each cottage making up about ¼ acre along the way.   Everyone in the neighborhood came from various walks of life: My Dad – Accountant and business owner, Uncle Ron and Aunty Merle – Shoe supply Salespeople and business owners, my grandpa – Retired Principle at a fairly large school, Uncle Freddie, Manager at ACME Cribbage boards, and the list goes on.   I can still recollect all and every one.   I say this in reference as in the city: where I spent most of my childhood, I can only recollect a few of my neighbors and their children.   Most definitely not a 6-mile stretch.   All were my uncles and aunts, some were by birth, many by honorary. Moving forward, there wa...

It is difficult to hold back the enthusiasm for an early spring this year. Willie, https://www.kitchenertoday.com/local-news/wiarton-willies-shadow-nowhere-in-sight-2063964, on Groundhog Day, said it would be an early spring here in Canada. In walking through the forest with my dog over the weekend, it appears like the waterways are going to break soon. I have also noticed a “spring” in my step as of late. I feel the adrenaline building and burning as I wait for the sounding gun of spring. With all the signs around, one more came to pass. Something I have never seen before. I saw a wasp sunning itself on a snow bank. To some, they would pass by, not giving it a thought. I had to stop, ponder and take a picture. It would be nice to have an early spring, although I do like the winter too. I feel I will soon miss the crisp air, goose bumps, the feel of walking on fresh snow, the clean white all around, and the sports winter brings. On the Create Your Wave side, we are working to the 1st b...