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A TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: February 25, 2021
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A TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND

Pat called. I hadn’t seen her much during the pandemic. Sometimes, like this day, she would pull into my ...

Pat called. I hadn’t seen her much during the pandemic. Sometimes, like this day, she would pull into my driveway, phone my cell, and say, “Are you home? Can we meet on the deck?” and we’d sit on my b ...

February 25, 2021
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An Unexpected Journey I Didn’t Sign Up For

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: January 28, 2021
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An Unexpected Journey I Didn’t Sign Up For

I told them I didn’t want to be 80. Nonsense, they said. It will be fun, they said. New adventures, diffe ...

I told them I didn’t want to be 80. Nonsense, they said. It will be fun, they said. New adventures, different things to do, they said. Hah! So, in November I turned 80. Not bad, not much is changing; ...

January 28, 2021
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: December 30, 2020
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Not long ago, my friend, Dorothy, and I were walking through Playfair Park in Saanich admiring the amazin ...

Not long ago, my friend, Dorothy, and I were walking through Playfair Park in Saanich admiring the amazing trees and the bushes denuded of leaves and blossoms. Together, they made delightful shape-sca ...

December 30, 2020
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SAFELY SHARE YOUR HOLIDAY HOBBIES

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: November 30, 2020
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SAFELY SHARE YOUR HOLIDAY HOBBIES

Once again, we are looking at a turn of the year. So many are hoping that when the calendar switches to 2 ...

Once again, we are looking at a turn of the year. So many are hoping that when the calendar switches to 2021, all the challenges of 2020 will disappear. Let us all hold on to that hope! Until then, wh ...

November 30, 2020
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ALL WE HAVE IS ALL WE NEED

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: September 30, 2020
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ALL WE HAVE IS ALL WE NEED

I am aware that in this time of COVID-19, it may seem that there is not much to be grateful for. However, ...

I am aware that in this time of COVID-19, it may seem that there is not much to be grateful for. However, as we move through this month towards Thanksgiving, we need to pause for a short time and thin ...

September 30, 2020
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Caring For You Today – And Every Day

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: March 01, 2020
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Caring For You Today – And Every Day

Taking good care of yourself isn’t selfish. It’s necessary. It is one of the most courageous things each ...

Taking good care of yourself isn’t selfish. It’s necessary. It is one of the most courageous things each of us can do for ourselves. Have you ever been on a plane and listened when the cabin attendant ...

March 01, 2020
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New Year: New Adventures

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: December 01, 2019
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New Year: New Adventures

Do you remember what you were doing 20 years ago, on the last day of 1999? Some kept their families close ...

Do you remember what you were doing 20 years ago, on the last day of 1999? Some kept their families close at home because of the fear of what might happen at midnight as the calendar turned over to th ...

December 01, 2019
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Something to Share

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: November 01, 2019
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Something to Share

Everyone has something to share. Right now, I am sharing a snuggle with a warm, purring cat. It can be as ...

Everyone has something to share. Right now, I am sharing a snuggle with a warm, purring cat. It can be as simple as this or it can be a project you begin and share with family or community. What talen ...

November 01, 2019
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See you at the Polls

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: October 01, 2019
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See you at the Polls

As I write my October column, my thoughts turn to being grateful. Grateful for where I live, for who I ha ...

As I write my October column, my thoughts turn to being grateful. Grateful for where I live, for who I have in my life (including my patient editor), and for all I have been given since inhabiting the ...

October 01, 2019
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Conscious Connections

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: September 01, 2019
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Conscious Connections

For me, September has always felt as much of a new beginning as January. To that end, I would like to sha ...

For me, September has always felt as much of a new beginning as January. To that end, I would like to share some ideas for a new beginning by unlocking the amazing power you carry within you. None of ...

September 01, 2019
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Rethink Retirement

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: July 01, 2019
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Rethink Retirement

Sixty-five was set as the age for retirement 50+ years ago because most people did not live much beyond t ...

Sixty-five was set as the age for retirement 50+ years ago because most people did not live much beyond that age. All these years later, we still hold the idea of having “time off” when we complete ou ...

July 01, 2019
| by Pat Nichol

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The Road Ahead

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: June 01, 2019
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The Road Ahead

As I wander down the streets of my life, I look back over my shoulder and see that nearly everything I wa ...

As I wander down the streets of my life, I look back over my shoulder and see that nearly everything I wanted, I got, and nearly everything I wanted to do, I did, almost exactly as they were laid out ...

June 01, 2019
| by Pat Nichol

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From “Hip Chick” to “Hip” Chick

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: March 01, 2019
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From “Hip Chick” to “Hip” Chick

Shortly before Christmas, I was happily going along, caring for a dog and a house, when my life became ex ...

Shortly before Christmas, I was happily going along, caring for a dog and a house, when my life became extremely complicated. After helping a neighbour, I was heading back to my car to run some errand ...

March 01, 2019
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Music, Music, Music

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: January 01, 2019
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Music, Music, Music

What does music do for you? To you? Do you find yourself bouncing in your seat, or feel your feet twitchi ...

What does music do for you? To you? Do you find yourself bouncing in your seat, or feel your feet twitching to get up to dance when you hear some fun, funky jazz? Are there pieces of music that make y ...

January 01, 2019
| by Pat Nichol

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Courageous & Outrageous – October 2018

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: October 01, 2018
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Courageous & Outrageous – October 2018

In the column this month, I’d like to share a freestyle poem written by my daughter. Recently published i ...

In the column this month, I’d like to share a freestyle poem written by my daughter. Recently published in her book of poetry, Mechanics of Dreaming, it called to me as I had been looking at my hands ...

October 01, 2018
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