What’s Important in Life

As we witness what appears to be the demise of civility and the collapse of one of history’s most advanced societies, it is perhaps time to reflect on what has value in this life.  For me this has been constant in my mind and heart since my return to Ukraine from Canada in April 2006. […]

What’s in a Book

(This was a short presentation that I made at the launch of  The Book of Perechyn, Ukraine a tourist publication created and published by the local CED Core Group) The strength of a book is not found in the words, pictures or even symbols that it contains.  The strength and influence of a book is […]

Modern Living – life in a bubble

After a short hiatus from writing, mostly because of a busy schedule, and maybe the necessity to learn a new lesson, the restless in my soul has been once again stirred by the muse.  Found on a train, this time to Budapest, my thoughts were stirred, my emotions teased and this expression was stimulated.  There […]

Another Year in Ukraine

A less than auspicious re-entry I have been back in Ukraine for almost a month after a whirlwind trip back to Canada traveling between Montreal, Stratford, Newfoundland then back to Montreal, Ottawa and Stratford before leaving for a few days in Scotland and Budapest and arriving back in Uzhgorod on April 2nd.  I agreed to […]