by Iris Winston The stumble was fortuitous. I tripped as I reached the crumbling wall and Terry happened to catch me. Realizing I was still a little rocky from my near fall, he continued to support me as we clambered over the rough ground to the youth hall. Two of my girlfriends (I use the term loosely about the catty pair)...
Tag - Now and Then
Now and Then by Iris Winston The grandfather clock chimes every half hour. As the children were growing up, it was also a guide to them and some of their friends as they learned to tell time the old-fashioned way, analog style, rather than by checking their smart phones as most of them would in later years. When they were quite...
Now and Then  by Iris Winston Giving back comes in many forms. It can be as simple as responding to a ring at the door and hearing a tiny smiling child in uniform asking if you would like to buy Girl Guide cookies. I don’t care for the cookies but never have the heart to refuse. It is much easier to turn down an unsolicited...
by Iris Winston There’s a new baby next door. She’s beautiful, alert, active and very interested in the world around her. As parents, relatives and friends smile and see how quickly she’s developing, thoughts of possibilities for her future flash through their minds.So it was when my oldest child, Alex, was tiny. I remember a...
