Janet Fierbach
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Celebrate International Women’s Day with an Outreach
Have you noticed? As I dropped my seven-year-old daughter at school today, I greeted several moms. One was from Taiwan, another from India, still others from Peru, Fiji, Russia, Malaysia, Korea and of course several born and raised in Canada! I love the cosmopolitan character of my city. The cultural diversity enriches our community and [...] Read More >
Conversations That Count
It’s finally summer and everyone is escaping to the great outdoors. Whether it’s over the back fence or at a company picnic, there are countless opportunities to talk to the people around you. And opportunities to visit often turn into opportunities to witness. That’s what happened for Flo, and quite unexpectedly too! Flo is her [...] Read More >
Summer is for Building
I am in the season of my life when I am always pulling in or out of our driveway–out to the office, home from piano lessons, out to the orthodontist, home from baseball. As I go in and out, I often wave to my neighbors or stop for a quick hello, but I wish for [...] Read More >
The Power of Partnership
Recently I bought my two sons Nike T-shirts. A couple of weeks later, my neighbour Ruth’s sons were wearing the exact same shirts. “I found a great sale on these,” Ruth exclaimed when I saw her–and when she told me about the deal she got, my heart sank. It was a fraction of what I’d [...] Read More >
Victorian Tea Parties with a Purpose
“The very act of preparing and serving tea encourages conversation. The little spaces in time created by teatime rituals call out to be filled with conversation. Even the tea itself–warm and comforting-inspires a feeling of relaxation and trust that fosters shared confidences.”(Emilie Barnes, “If Teacups Could Talk”) Picture yourself and your friends seated around a [...] Read More >
Victorian Tea Parties with a Purpose
“The very act of preparing and serving tea encourages conversation. The little spaces in time created by teatime rituals call out to be filled with conversation. Even the tea itself–warm and comforting-inspires a feeling of relaxation and trust that fosters shared confidences.”(Emilie Barnes, If Teacups Could Talk) Picture yourself and your friends seated around a [...] Read More >
