“In his experience, there is a way to overcome that kind of division. “Compassion and openness is the kryptonite for terrorism and fundamentalism,” says Choudhury. “What draws young people into that process is the feeling of not belonging.” Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/syrian-canadian-immigration-paris-attacks-1.3324291 This was always obvious. It has been obvious for hundreds and hundreds of years. Add… Continue reading A Day At Home With Attila
Month: November 2015
Winter Window Treatment
The days are getting shorter and shorter. This is presenting me with a new challenge! Our bathroom is a tiny room, 5 foot by 6 foot. It has a little window, which is new and was installed during our bathroom renovation, replacing the two storm windows that served to cover the hole in the wall.… Continue reading Winter Window Treatment
Weekend!
We had a lovely weekend. A weekend! My sister and her hubby came for a visit on Saturday. We had a spaghetti supper, then headed downtown to look at the Christmas display, which is quite pretty. We also visited some of the older buildings in town, viewing the architecture of the exteriors, which were well… Continue reading Weekend!
A New Job
Attila is on night shift, and sleeps during the day. This afternoon I had to wake him up to take a telephone call. He was offered a full-time, permanent job as a result of the interview he did last week. What a relief! We do not know very much about it yet. It is close… Continue reading A New Job
Tempus Fugit
Monday, November 2, 2015 Attila is on day shift this week, my current favourite shift. He starts work at 6:00 a.m., which is grand as I am an early riser. A great advantage of this shift is that we are up at 4:00 a.m. to begin our day, and that gives me three hours of… Continue reading Tempus Fugit