Christmas is coming.
Thank you to those who took the time to react to my first post in a long
time. I appreciate your time and attention. As some of you mentioned, life is
good for me right now. I agree. Halifax has become a growing metropolis with
different problems than it had when I was growing up here. It is stretched to
the proverbial limit. Growing fast and still able to retain its historic charm.
Norm and I have seen a play at the Neptune Theatre and a concert at the Rebecca
Cohn Theatre. We have walked and dined on the new and much-improved waterfront.
We have golfed at some of the surrounding golf courses, and we have breakfast
on Sundays at the Chebucto Inn with wonderful friends from my high school days
here in Halifax. Next on the list is a Moosehead’s Game at the Scotiabank
Centre.
I see my cousins and my golf buddies for lunch every now and then at
restaurants that are becoming my favourites. We never run out of stories to
tell or laughter to share. I spend time in Mahone Bay where Cousin Danielle has
opened yet another fabulous eatery. First, it was Betty’s at the Kitch’inn and
now it’s Eli and Trix. I can highly recommend both restaurants and the
Kitch’inn which she describes as “Not your grandmother’s B and B.” My
mother would love her and what she has become. She would describe her as a
going concern, and I agree. My mother would also be pleased that I have been
spending time with her nieces. She cared a lot about them and their families.
Christmas is coming and for the first time in a very long time, I will be
staying here in Halifax for the holidays. We will spend time with Norm’s family
here in Halifax and ‘up the Valley’ as they say around here and with friends
and family of mine. I will miss the physical presence of my girls and their families,
but we will connect in the same way that many of you will be connecting with
family. People are able to cross distances differently today than we did when I
was a kid here in Halifax. The girls and I (and their families from time to
time) ‘meet’ on Facetime on Fridays and holidays and we will be together in
person again soon when Norm and I head back to Alberta.
My Christmas wish is that Norm and I take a walk along a rocky beach with the
waves crashing and the salt air hitting our faces. The ocean called me back to
this magical place. I like to take advantage of opportunities to be close to
its main attraction as often as possible. One of my favourite quotes explains
the attraction; “Eternity begins and ends with the ocean’s tides.”
Spending time near the ocean, even in winter, soothes the soul and puts things
in perspective. It is a stark contrast with the hubbub of shopping centres and
traffic jams at this time of year.
Whatever your Holiday Wish, I do hope it comes true for you.
n
