I’ve come to realize I’m not a prolific writer. I publish so little that it still gives me a thrill when I see my name in a publication....

Refactoring is a software term. I’ve talked about it before in the context of the workplace. It means to take an existing section of...

I have published my first article on Medium. You can follow me there (and here. And on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram . . .). I actually...

How a software principle became a way to do business A Grade 9 typing class was the most important course of Leon Kehl’s life. Clocking...

Today is Day 306 of my pandemic journal, a tome which I’ve been writing every day since March 15, 2020, the day of my Aunt Shirley’s...

You’d think I’d have cracked 20 books, given the kind of year we’ve had – lots of time for reading, right? Not.

Waterloo Mennonite Homes, MennoHomes merge to strengthen response to affordable homes. A short article about the merger between...

Stamm Woodlot on Benjamin Road to Conestogo Well, I did it. Eight days to walk the entire Avon Trail. On Sunday, as I walked the final...

Intersection at Carmel Koch and Notre Dame roads to Stamm Woodlot I think I’m down to one more hike to finish off the Avon Trail. Day 7...

If you're wondering just what it is that an editor does, most of the time it has to do with language, language choice, clarity and style...

It’s a bold statement, isn’t it? Books can change your life? How? For the lonely girl, the one who was timid and afraid of asking the...

Nith River on Carmel Koch Road to intersection at Carmel Koch and Notre Dame roads I am getting closer to finishing the Avon Trail. My...

I’ve discovered the beauty of noise-reducing wireless headphones. They’re not mine, but they are a beautiful thing. Since the pandemic...

Almost immediately after the WHO called the pandemic in March, we began self-isolation as best we could. It was March Break, and we...

Lisbon Cemetery to Carmel-Koch Road at the Nith River: 10k In my last post about the Avon Trail, late last fall, I wrote about entering...

I’ve just written “Day 71” on the daily journal I’m keeping since our household went into lockdown. I call my journal “Life in a time of...

How are you all doing out there in IsolationLand? Have you managed the physical distancing part of this pandemic? We’re coping in our...

I’ve been planning to walk the Camino for 10 years, but have really ramped up my research and plans in the past two years. There are many...

I recently saw a top 10 list of things to do in Northern Ireland. Sites such as the Giant’s Causeway, the Dark Hedges, Carrick-a-Rede...

Some days, it takes a lot to make it through the day. And then, sometimes, I wonder why the universe is smiling on me so much. Lately,...