Last week I had the opportunity to attend one of five sessions presented by Travel Alberta. It was part of their spring Road Show series. Considering the potential number of people who could have attended?elected officials, economic development officers, tourism operators, and event planners?the turnout was disappointing. Considering the size of the rented room in… Read more »
Some people are funny. I count myself in that group. I just finished working a shift in a booth at the Summer Travel Show sponsored by the Edmonton Journal. The morning was especially busy; I’m sure the free admission and free parking helped. Three of us worked the double-sized booth, and we were kept hopping…. Read more »
Since late December I’ve been living and breathing everything, anything Ukrainian. I was challenged by our county’s Economic Development Manager to come up with a concept for a new event that the county could get behind and support. I put all my pysanky (eggs) in one basket and presented the idea of a two-day Ukrainian… Read more »
In the continuing saga of my surgery, I’m pleased to report that the patient survived the procedure. I was in a positive frame of mind going in and thought it a good omen that the OR nurse was someone I knew. I was armed with the prayers and good wishes of many. When the surgeon… Read more »
In the hours leading up to my departure to Edmonton for next-day surgery, I found myself restless. Goodness knows there were lots of things I could or should have been doing to make my post-surgery life easier. I could have been preparing for the bizarre diet I’ll need to follow post-surgery. During the pre-admission clinic… Read more »
If we are really, really lucky we get to grow old. We bitch and moan about the nuisance and inconvenience of aging, but when you consider the alternative, for most It’s a no-brainer. We have a front-row seat to the end stages of the process with Roy’s 95-year-old aunt. She is confused about her whereabouts… Read more »
The weeks since my medical emergency during our Mexican vacation have been interesting indeed. Regular readers may remember I passed out at a restaurant and was treated by the resort doctor, ambulance crew, and two docs at the hospital. I signed myself out with the promise to seek medical care when I got home. In… Read more »
A little while ago I did something you probably take for granted. I sat on our sofa. Not long enough to make a butt imprint, mind you, but long enough to remember what it was like to live in a non-renovation state of being. That comfy piece of furniture has been covered with canvas painter’s… Read more »
I was one of 33 people who traveled to the Riviera Maya for my niece’s wedding. Plans were in the works for about a year. It would be the first time our extended family had done any such thing. January 27 was travel day. Five bridal couples and their guests made for a relaxed, party-like… Read more »
As the LRT train filled with countless groups of women, the anticipation was palpable. We had all plunked down some major coin and had no concrete idea of what we were going to get for our money. Like millions before us, we were making a leap of faith and in the process stroking off a… Read more »