by Graham Rawlings I feel proud that the Australian State of Tasmania has recently declared itself 100% powered by renewable electricity. What a break-through, hopefully to be followed by many other jurisdictions in due course. Tasmania is unique in that it has a favourable climate, suitable topography, and geology which make it all possible. How… Continue reading The World of Water
Category: Intergenerational Story Project
Time
by David Suzuki My seven-month lockdown to avoid COVID-19 brought my life to a screeching halt which was a gift, an opportunity to reflect on what really matters in life. By sheer luck, my wife and I were at our cabin where we hoped to kick off Spring Break with our daughters and their families,… Continue reading Time
War Stories
by Diana Ellis November 11 2020. The 7 year-old-grandboy has questions about war – his first ones. We are at Iona Beach today – one of our favourite spots to hang. He calls it Jetty Beach because of…well, the jetty. Samuel starts to draw in the sand (who needs paper and paints!?). Charlotte and I… Continue reading War Stories
Sanitizers in Staples
by Rob Dramer and Lillian Ireland Sanitizers in Staples and masks in their stock! Who would have guessed this on life’s earlier clock? Floor lines in Thrifty’s, metering spaces with plexiglass protection so we still see their faces. For some, there’s confusion when things aren’t enforced; conflicts build up then challenges emerge. Yet, it’s… Continue reading Sanitizers in Staples
Stepping beyond uncertainty
by Lillian Ireland There’s a dull ache from not knowing when these COVID days will end. I wake up each day from dreams of how I feel suspended and trapped inside a sea of strange disbelief and grief. It’s like a fictional foreboding from which I want relief. It feels like a hammer has pummeled… Continue reading Stepping beyond uncertainty
The unfinished tale
by Marilyn Daniels Once upon a time… In a land beyond time… Was a village known far and wide. Now in that village The people woke with the sun And worked in the fields and at their crafts from dawn ‘til dusk. Then their fires were lit One by one… And they sat together by… Continue reading The unfinished tale
Our home the Earth is small
by Lillian Ireland Our home the Earth is small, it’s smaller than you know From Argentina to Tanzania to Greece and Mexico. We are all one family and the Earth is our small home, Hey, what do you know – we all belong, so sing a family song. Sing of caring for each other,… Continue reading Our home the Earth is small
The Overstory
The Overstory by Richard Powers W.W. Norton & Company | 2019 | 502 pages At our first Elders story workshop we were encouraged to come up with an idea for a story. I thought it might be interesting to tell a story from the perspective of a tree. We have several large trees near our… Continue reading The Overstory
The First Cowboy
by Bob Worcester When I was 14 my parents moved the family out to Montana from the mid-west and I quickly became immersed in the stories of the old west. I learned about Charlie Russell the great western painter whose paintings of the frontier hung in almost every saloon in Montana. He had also… Continue reading The First Cowboy
Nature in the 50s
By Kathryn Cholette I grew up in Burnaby, B.C. which was a wonderful place for a child. I remember picnicking for my 3rd birthday in 1951 in our back yard with a few little neighbourhood friends and, looking back I realize how “being outside” with kids (mostly with the freedom of having no adults around)… Continue reading Nature in the 50s