by Twyla Campbell | Jan 17, 2022 | Food, Life
I am struggling with how to start this post. This weekend, the world lost a beautiful woman far too soon, and today friends, family and colleagues grapple with the reality that Adrienne Pan is gone. It doesn’t seem real and it’s certainly not right. I will...
by Twyla Campbell | Jul 19, 2021 | Life
My birthday took place during a camping trip this week. Getting away with a couple of friends and their dogs (even if one did eat my hat) and staying in a cabin near the lake was everything I hoped it would be. I’ve never really been into big whoop-dee-do birthday...
by Twyla Campbell | Mar 28, 2021 | Life
Contrary to what you see on Pinterest, you don’t need to spend a lot on furniture and accessories to build an at-home workspace. Spare the framed prints, the fuzzy pillows and expensive desk. All you need is a lawn chair, a stool for your coffee cup and a...
by Twyla Campbell | Sep 20, 2020 | Life
This might not sound like a very big deal to you, but yesterday, I was able to give a near-perfect thumbs up. That got me pretty excited because for the past four months, I haven’t been able to straighten my thumbs, at all. In February, I developed a reaction to...
by Twyla Campbell | Apr 1, 2020 | Life
To kick off National Poetry Month, I’m sharing a poem I wrote a few years ago—in the days before COVID-19, when school was a thing. “I’m Bored” is a poem about a kid having to stay home “with nothing to do.” My hope is that parents...
by Twyla Campbell | Mar 21, 2020 | Life
We laid Dad to rest last week on a cold, snowy day in central Alberta, a day that saw Canada gripped by news of COVID-19. He was a month shy of 89 and was beleaguered with several health problems but he did not die of the Coronavirus; the doctors suspect an aortic...
