by Brenda Erb Roberts | Oct 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side
As a child, on a hot summer day, do you remember fantasizing with friends about wondrous things you wished would come true? I do. Having the stars in our eyes polished by reading mystery and adventure stories, we often dreamed about finding buried treasure. Today’s...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Sep 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side
It’s true! In light of a recent experience, it’s clear that I may have missed my calling. I am a master negotiator and could have used that skill for the benefit of humanity. What is my proof? Faded on one side, our outdoor chair cushions, which now clashed with our...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Aug 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side
My grandson is human! What an astonishing revelation! Now, I can sleep knowing that he isn’t a polar bear or a duck. My phone relayed this earth-shaking information to me. As a society, have we lost our collective memory? How did we live before our devices filled in...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Jul 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side
The power of words can be a wonderful thing. Or not. Grandfathers are people who wield this power, and sometimes those words become tall tales accepted as truth. My husband, the grandfather at the centre of this story, is the eldest child in his family, nine years...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Jun 14, 2025 | The Lighter Side |
My Strong-Willed "Helper" Wherefore art thou, Brenda? That Shakespearean misquote asks a question I can’t always answer because sometimes I don’t know. At the mercy of a strong-willed GPS, that situation occurred last week. As mentioned in previous blog articles, I...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | May 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side |
Is This Really "Exotic" Food? My husband and I checked into a Toronto hotel for a short stay, but he felt unwell upon arrival. After sleeping for a few hours, he awoke and asked if I’d get him bread and butter from the hotel restaurant. That simple request began my...
