Not everyone learns the same way – that’s part of what makes every person unique. Ken, a member of the Peterborough community, hosted an online auction to raise money for Alternatives Community Program Services Peterborough. Alternatives gives those with developmental exceptionalities a place to learn life skills. Cooking, cleaning, volunteering and community involvement, there are … Read more
One of the best things you can say to a domestic abuse survivor – “I believe you”. Alberta has an incredible campaign called “Cut It Out“, a campaign to Cut Out domestic violence. Lisa Crawford and I set up an interview to discuss the campaign and her role. She is one of 20 instructors certified to facilitate … Read more
I can honestly say divorce is the hardest thing I have ever experienced in my life, and without going into a lot of detail, that says a lot. Why? Why is it so crippling? Because of your thoughts and the lies your mind tells you. Your mind tells you you failed. Your mind tells you … Read more
This post contains talk of suicide and mental illness and may be triggering to some readers. One suicide is one too many. It is a disease. We all have a part in helping it by doing the work to understand it. Louri Snider lost her son Mark to suicide on May 5th, 2019. Something nobody … Read more
This Parking with MF segment is taking us all the way to Arlington, Texas – virtually of course. Don and Mary Conrad have Canadian roots, but live in Texas. Their COVID-19 experience is one of many to be shared. Both Don and Mary had COVID-19 and their experience was scary to say the least. At … Read more
Art, crafts and Golden Retrievers – please tell me what could possibly be better than this! Dan and I had the opportunity to visit Christine Baayen, owner of As Good As Gold. Not only does Christine make art with the dogs, she’s also a breeder. We met years back, and she’s who I got my dog … Read more
Aside from them being absolutely adorable, why are Alpacas so incredible? Kathy McConnell had Dan and I visit her Alpaca farm, Hubbert Farms, a couple of years ago. Their farm has been in business since 2006. What started out as a farm with 4 females, now has more than 75 Alpacas. They’re incredibly docile animals, … Read more
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our youth have been shuffled back and forth from in-class to online learning. Some of them seem to really enjoy doing their school work online and some aren’t a fan. When I set out to interview this set of students, my plan was to take all of their feedback and put … Read more
