May Hub 2023

By:DaveScott

Asguys,wearenotthebrightestlot.Werunthegambitofthinkingweknow everything,tobeingthelasttolearnfromourmistakes!Weoftenneed checksandbalancestogetthroughthesimplesttasks!

Thankfully,wecanlearnandgrowbecauseofthewomeninourworld!

Today,Iproposewetakeafewminutesandlookbackoverourlivesatthe womenwhohavehelpedshapethepeoplewearetoday.Itmaysurpriseyou justhowmuchinfluencetheyhavehad.

Ofcourse,withMother'sDayrightaroundthecorner,wewillallbethinking aboutourmoms,butdon'tstopthere.Digdeeperwithinyourselfandthank allthosewhomadeyouabetterperson!

Conversationswithwomencantakeonadifferentcontextthanwhata coupleofguysofmyeratalkabout.

Idiscoveredearlyonthatachatwithafriendwhowasagirlcouldhavemuch moredepthandbroaderperspectivesandthatI waslearningtounderstandlifedifferently.

Tomywife,forhernever-ending positiveattitude,herempathytohelp everysinglechildshemeets,and hersmilethatshineseachand everyday.SheremindsmethatI amtheluckyone.

Mymother'srelentlessworkethicanddrive flowedovertomysisters,brother,andme.Shehas survivedandthrivedbecauseshecanadapttoanysituation. Herlifehasnotbeeneasy.

Bothmygrandmotherswerecaringandloving,andtheycarriedanairofselfconfidencethathelpedmealonglife'spath.

Tomylatefriend,PatGrant,whoshowedvastcompassionforhelpingother womeninstrifeanddidwhatevershecouldtohelpthosearoundherinanera whenquestionswerenotasked.Shewasatrailblazerherwholelife.

OneofmyoldestfriendsfromkindergartenissomeonewithwhomIhave sharedlife'supsanddownsovertheyears!Shehasalwaysbeensupportive andhadapositiveinfluenceonmylife.

Myfirstgirlfriendingradesixwas,eventhen,sofaroutofmyleague.Sheis justasuper-intelligent,thoughtful,caringperson.

AlltheladiesovertheyearsIworkedwithprovidedinsightintolifeand displayedresiliencewhenlifegottough!

TothemanywomenIhaveknownwhohavebattledcancer,somehave overcome,andsomehavenot.Theirstrengthandbeliefinthemselvestofight thegoodfightandconquertheirfears.

Thankyoutothenursewhorodeintheambulancewithmeforhercaringand thoughtfulreassurance.

TotheladyatthecoffeeshopwhorecentlysmiledwhenIwashavinga challengingmorningandtoldmetohaveagreatday!

Soremembertothankthewomenwhohavemadeyouabetterpersonand helpedyouunderstand,grow,andseebeyondyourinsecurities.

Enjoytheday,andthankyou.

IhadamomentlastweekwhenIcameacross theMuppetsdoing CarpoolKaraoke withJason Sudeikis.

Ihadtositandwatchthe20-minutevideo becausetheMuppetsnevergrowold… literally!I'magrownmanwhostillwantstobe akidwatching TheMuppetShow.

ItwasexcitingtoseeKermit,MissPiggy,Fozzie Bear,TeethandtheElectricMayhem,Gonzo andthechickens,SwedishChef,Pepeandthe grumpyoldguys(StatlerandWaldorf).

Funnyhowitjustgivesmethatwarm,cosykid feelingforafewminutesandallowseverything toberightintheworldforabriefwhile.

Thecornyjokesandsing-alongwerejust enoughpermissionfromtheMuppetstosay it'sokay…you'restilljustakidatheart!

Weforgetthelittlethingsinouryoungerlives thatmadeussmileandenjoythemoment;it

IT'STIMETOPLAYTHEMUSIC

IT'STIMETOLIGHTTHELIGHTS...

doesnothurttorevisitthosehappythoughts andmovementsalongone'slifejourney. Nexttimeyouseeavideothatmakesyou smile,remembertostopandtakeitin;your daywillshinealittlemore!

Motherscanlook throughachild’s eyesandsee tomorrow.

~ ReedMarkham

FRIENDS

WhenIlookbackonmylife,whatIam mostgratefulforarethemany friendshipsIhavehadandenjoyed throughtheyears.WhenIwasvery young,welivedinaneighbourhood withmanykids.Wegottogetherin ourfreetimeandplayedgameslike RedLightGreenLight,RedRover, manykindsofTagandourfavourite, HideandSeek.Irememberthosedays ascarefree,conflict-freeandfullof laughter.WhenIwasalittleolder, aboutten,sportsbecamemypassion. Ispentmytimeatthelocal communityparkandonteams.Again, allmymemoriesareoffunwithmy friends.

EverydayIlookedforwardtoplaying whateversportwasinseason.WhenI wenttohighschool,Imetawhole newgroupofpeople,myclassmates andteammates.Bytheendofmy yearsthere,Iwaspartofalarge clique,notthereallycoolones,but interesting,funnyones.Fromthat groupcamemyfirsttwogirlfriends, bothcharismaticandwonderful.Asan undergradattheUniversityof Toronto,oncemore,Iwaspartofa largecirclethatincludedafewofmy highschoolfriends.Thoseyearswere allaboutthesociallife,andIgotto knowsomanyintriguingpeople, includingJuta,whowouldlater becomemypartnerandwifeofover

fortyyears.WhenIwentoutintotheworkworld,Iwas introducedtoawholenewgroup,someofwhomhave remainedmyfriendseversince.Itaughtinsevenschools andhadfriendshipswithcolleaguesatallofthem.Alongthe way,Iplayedorganizedhockeyandsoftball,oftenonthe sameteamforyears.Thebestpartofitwasallthelaughs withtheotherplayers.Beginningin1976,Ibecamearunner. Ihaveendedupcompetingforoverfourdecades.Alongthe way,Ihavemadesomanyfriendsandgatheredsomany storiesthatsomepeopleprobablythinkthatisallI’mabout. Veryshortly,IwillbeheadedtoNewJerseyforthemulti-day racefortheseventhtime.EachyearIcontinuetogo,it becomeslessabouthowmanymilesIwillcompleteand moreaboutthefriendsIgettoseeonceagain.Inthe monthspriortotheevent,Iperiodicallyscantheentrylist, inordertolearnwhohassignedupandIaminstantlyhappy whenIfindcertainnames.

ThemoreIthinkaboutit,themoreIrealizeIcan’tseparate anypartofmylifefromfriendswhohavealwaysbeen integraltotheexperience.Thehappiestdayofmylifewas thedayofmymarriage.Weweremarriedbyaministerwho wasaclosefriendofmydad,andourreceptiontookplace outdoorsatJuta’sparents’cottage.Wedidn’tsendoutany invitations;thewordwasjustspreadinformally.Itwassuch agreat,easy-goingparty,attendedbybothsetsofparents, oursiblings,Juta’sbestfriendandfamilyfromEnglandand virtuallyallourfriends.Theceremonytookplaceonahot AugustFriday,andmanyofourfriendsstayedforthe weekend,tentingalloverthecottageproperty.Wejust hungout,recoveringfromthelate-nightparty,swimming andeatingmoreoftheterrificfood.

ThesaddesttimeofmylifewaswhenJutadied.Iwaslost. Theservicetookplaceafewdaysafterherdeath.Ihadhelp informingpeople,butstill,wemissedsome.Otherswerenot abletoattendbecauseofemploymentobligationsortravel issues.Butthankfully,Ihadanopportunitytotalkwithmany friendsandtobetouchedbytheircondolencesand memories.Twoofmyclosestfriendsofoverfiftyyears stayedwithmeatthehouseovernightafterthefuneral.We sataroundchatting,andtheytookmeouttobreakfastthe

“Youwantafriendwho’sgoingto tellyouthetruth.”

~D.Driver “Fewtherearethatwillendurea truefriend.”

~H.G.Bohn

nextmorning.Manyothersofferedsupportin differentwaysoverthefollowingmonths.So,in timesofimmensejoyandimmensesadness, again,mylifeisintertwinedwithfriends.

Evenwhentheirvaluehasbeenrecognizedand acknowledged,themajorityoffriendshipsfall awayatsomepoint,oftenasaresultofnew prioritiesorchanginglocations.Thefurtherwe physicallymoveapart,themoreeffortittakesto sustainthefriendship.Ofcourse,forbothsides, evolvinglivesmeanthatnewfriendshipscan developand,thus,timeavailablemaybe diminished.Thisseemstobeanatural, unremarkablefactinlife.

Somefriendshipsmayendbecauseofachangein one’soutlookorbecauseofaspecificoccurrence. Again,thismaybecompletelynatural,oritmay besomethingthatthefriendswishtoaddress ratherthanletthefriendshipend.Ihavefound thatitisbesttotalkthingsthroughtogetherwhen needed.Thefriendwiththeissuecantalkwhile theotherlistens.Thenthesecondfriendcan expresstheirviews.Thetwofriendstrytheirbest tocometoasolution.Thistalk-throughwillwork whenbothfriendscanbecalmandnottoo emotional.Truefriendswilltelleachotherthe truth,nomatterhowharshitmightbe.True friendswilllistentoit.Ifafriendshipis strongenough,itmeansyourfriend knowsyoudon’tsayittohurtthem. Themorehonestweare,thedeeper thefriendshipswebuildwiththose

whoarealsohonest.Weknowthekeyelementin friendshipishonesty.Wehavetoworktoalways rememberthatthetruthneedstobespokenwith kindness.

Itgetstrickywhenyouhavetochoosebetween yourfriendandyourpersonalethics.Ifyoumust, thenisyourfriendworthviolatingyour boundaries?Areyourboundariesworth separatingyourselffromyourfriend?Youmay havetochooseonepath.Youwillhaveregretsno matterwhichyouchoose.

Ihopenoneofusfindourselvesinsucha situationveryoften.Mayweallhavetruefriends.

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Hello,I’mKevin,

andI’mherewithBrookMartinfromtheSimcoeFoodGarden!

Whereisthegardengoingtobelocated?

WaterworksPark,onthecornerofChapelandNelsonStreetin Simcoe,Ontario.

Howdiditgetstarted?

Tamra,whorunsananti-povertygroupcalledRise,reachedout tomeaboutstartingaforestecosystem.

Whatisgoingtobegrowingthere?

Canarytrees,nuttrees,berrytreesandbushes,fruittrees,vining plantsforfruit,flowersforpollinators,etc.Aforestecosystem.Mostwillbeperennials andadiversevariety,sotheyarereadytobepickedatdifferenttimesthroughoutthe differentseasons.

Whydidyoudecideonafoodforest?

Itwillsupplyfree,nutrient-richfoodstothecommunityand,overtime,willbeselfsustainingwithminimalupkeep.

Isitforeveryoneinthecommunity?

Absolutely,thefoodforestisfreeforeveryone.

Willsomeitemsbedonatedtothelocalfoodbanks?

Yes,iftherearesomefoodsnotpickedby thecommunity,thentheywillbedonated sotheydonotspoilandgotowaste.

Howwillthefoodforestbefunded?

Atthistime,fundingisbydonationonly. Areyoulookingforvolunteersand donations?

Yes,weare.Youcanreachouttovolunteer ordonateviaphonecall(519-410-7566), email(SimcoeFoodForest@outlook.com) andmessagingthroughourFacebookpage (SimcoeFoodForest).

Whatareyourhopesforthefoodforestin thefuture?

Wearehopingtoexpandoverthequarteracrewecurrentlyhaveandotherparks acrossNorfolkCountyoncethispilot projectisworkedoutandrunning.

Thankyouforyourtime.Ilookforwardto enjoyingsomenutrientfoodsfromthe SimcoeFoodGarden!

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