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...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Apr 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side |
Can You See the Lizard? Can you locate the lizard lolling on the books decorating the fireplace mantel? It only took me two days! I laughed when I spotted the languid (rubber) creature staring at me. Grandchildren were here. We have travelled to faraway places in...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Mar 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side |
What Happened in Church? It happened again after several decades. And it happened in church! I felt like a teenager because something funny transpired, and I began giggling. When, as teens, we all sat together in church, it wasn’t unheard of for something to occur...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Feb 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side |
Due to a health concern, my husband, to whom I now fondly refer as The Reluctant Vegetarian (TRV), has had to make some dietary changes. That means his cook—who would be me—has had to implement those changes. Gone are red meat, including pork, fermented foods (think...
