Thriving: Thursday
We always had plants growing throughout my childhood home. The smaller plants seemed to practically maintain themselves due to our mother’s knack for caring for living and growing things. It was the larger (tropical sort of plants) looming in the Living...
Wishy, Washy (Not!) Wednesday
When my mother decided it was spring cleaning time (i.e. time to wash a seemingly endless supply of windows from the Old Tuxedo, Winnipeg home in which I grew up with my family, there was absolutely no trace of indecision, no wishy, washiness in her. She...
Time for ?: Tuesday
Prepping for a journey (sizeable or not) can be a daunting, overwhelming task. Sometimes it’s just a matter of taking that first step toward your goal or project. Once you have started, further steps toward your project or goal are often easier to focus...
Mapping the Expedition: Monday
My parents, Dr. E. C. Shaw and Mrs. Margaret Shaw, siblings (three sisters and a brother), and I have spent years in the company of an Arctic explorer, Captain William Kennedy, his wife, Eleanor (nee Cripps), their daughter, Mary, and their son, William....
Earth Day: Business Challenge
Here is your Earth Day (Sunday, April 22nd) Challenge: to consider implementing a program (as soon as you are able) in which you offer a discount or reward to customers and/or staff who supply their own glass or metal straw (on the premises of your establishment)...
Earth Day: Public Challenge
On Earth Day (Sunday, April 22nd), I challenge you to take your own metal or glass straw with you wherever you go. When offered a single use polluter (a plastic straw), whether you are planning on sitting down at a restaurant or coffee establishment or...
Business Challenge: Disposable, non-recyclable straws
For the remainder of April, your challenge is to address the use of toss away straws by your customers and /or staff. What alternatives can your Business begin to implement as we approach the sizzling heat & rising humidity of Summer (typically a time...
Welcome to my blog!
I will be offering monthly challenges for both the Public and Business communities to draw attention to important issues in our daily lives and to foster dialogue on new perspectives and possible solutions in regards to these issues. I will also be sharing...