Mothers of invention
Like most people, I get articles sent to my Facebook acccount that cover a whole range of topics. Some are warm, some are funny, some are weird and others I wish people would not send to me. But every now and then, I receive one that really tweaks my interest. This link on women inventors was one that really surprised me. It showed amazing things that had been invented by women; mainly American women. I had no idea that that so many things we take for granted in our daily lives were the result of the ingenuity of amazing women. It also had me wondering “What about Canadian...
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We have just moved houses and whilst unpacking I found this article that a dear friend sent me in 2004. I laughed just as much reading it this time as I did the first time. I remember as a child so vividly the lecture given to me by my mother about using public toilets, and it is still seared in my brain to this day. I am sure many others will identify with this story. Enjoy … “My mother was a fanatic about public toilets. As a little girl she’d bring me into the stall, teach me to wad up toilet paper and wipe the seat. Then, she’d carefully lay strips of toilet...
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Today I found an email that was sent to me by my dear friend Kate Switniki in 2007. At that time it was alleged to been written by the amazing Maya Angelou, but on her web site she disclaims that. It was written by Pamela Redman Satran. This poem is timeless and I was in the process of emailing it to my granddaughter when I felt I should share it with all Island women. A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE… enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to… something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see...
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With many health care systems and the services they are intended to provide, there is often a huge disconnect between the original concept and the service provided. It seems so often that the programs are designed around the process rather than the service that is provided. The result often leaves health care providers and families confused and the service a shadow of what is needed. I recently read the following article in the Globe and Mail regarding a program of pre-natal care in Finland. It is so simple and practical. We need programs like this in Canada. June 5, 2013 Why Canadian...
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