Gail BowenMar 51 minGail Sits in a ChairAbout why I've been somewhat remiss in posting these past few months...
Gail BowenNov 11, 20221 minThe Riders, The Cowboys, and The Fighting IrishTeams, travels, and tribulations in this edition of the newsletter...
Gail BowenOct 23, 20221 minFood, Glorious Food!A favourite family topic, and the subject of this edition of the newsletter!
Gail BowenSep 11, 20221 minQueen Elizabeth II and King Charles IIIReflections on the passing of a torch...
Gail BowenSep 5, 20221 minThe SixtiesWhere were you in '62? Or '63? Or for the rest of that remarkable decade?
Gail BowenAug 1, 20221 minAugust DaysDid the summers always seem to fly by so quickly? Or is it because of the details we sift through when remembering them?
Gail BowenJul 10, 20221 minOne step after another...The manuscript for the new book is finished! But where, you may ask, does it go from here?
Gail BowenJun 12, 20221 minPride paradesYesterday was our city's Pride Parade, which took me back more than 30 years to when I marched in our parade's inaugural edition...
Gail BowenMay 14, 20221 minMary, Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow?Not that I feel the least bit contrary; nor do I feel the least bit as regal as Mary, Queen of Scots, from whom this nursery rhyme...
Gail BowenApr 6, 20221 minWhere does a love of story come from?Not surprisingly, it often comes from those closest to us...
Gail BowenMar 6, 20221 minThis week's newsletterMy hopes for a better world for my grandchildren, and for all the children who inhabit it...
Gail BowenFeb 5, 20221 minValentine's DayThe day approaches when we more so consider love in all its many forms, and I think of the work of a writer who encapsulates this concept...
Gail BowenJan 28, 20221 minMentorsWho are the special people in your life that helped get you from A to B to C, and beyond? I'd like to share with you some of my mentors,...
Gail BowenDec 28, 20211 minQuotes for the New Year2022 fast approaches, and as I replace my calendars – I still use some old-timey ones made from paper – I update a few thoughts to go...
Gail BowenOct 24, 20211 minTricks and treatsThoughts of Halloween past and present, of kids who have grown but remain kids at heart, perhaps including myself as such...
Gail BowenOct 6, 20211 minGobble gobbleCanadian Thanksgiving will soon be upon us (in some form or fashion, depending), and as we hopefully get a chance to collect new and...