I keep my treat bag on the top shelf of one of my bookshelves. I used to keep a little shrine to my best friend Galina there. She adored animals so I thought it fitting to move the base of my Khan treat operations next to her picture. Every time I give him a treat [...]
Stolen stock photo - not Galina or me!
Back in the mid to late ’90s Galina and I would sometimes write stories together. This one, entitled “Coffee memories” was written for this contest through Second Cup. They wanted people to send in their best coffee memories and I guess some prize was given out. Year after [...]
Galina Pembroke
July 24, 1975 - September 12, 2009
I want to offer my deepest gratitude to the Mid-Island branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association for putting on Galina’s memorial service. They did an incredible job. It was very difficult but I managed to say a few words at her service:
When I was a kid my [...]
“Reach for the stars, Nathaniel,” says my friend Galina. “And don’t be distracted by the mud at your feet.”
Galina gave me a reason to look up to those stars. She mapped out the universe, kept me fascinated with life and gave me faith in my spirituality and the good nature of this world.
Every time I [...]
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