My 2024 Adventures This year has been a whirlwind of travel and inspiring experiences! I had the privilege of presenting in diverse locations like Scotland, Vancouver, Gatineau, Quebec, and throughout Ontario. I even connected with children virtually in Burma and Ukraine! A definite highlight was taking a group of young [...]

BACK TO MUSKRAT DAM Monday, January 23, 2023 We left Billy Bishop Airport and flew to Thunder Bay. The plane was thirty minutes late leaving from Billy Bishop, so we missed our connecting flight by the time we got to Thunder Bay. We had to spend the night at a [...]

Scotland 2022 I traveled back to Scotland in June and in October of 2022. I presented at GEORGE HERIOT School in Edinburgh. The presentation in June was exciting. In the middle of my presentation the fire bell rang. I had to evacuate the school with the students. We walked [...]

THE COURAGE TOUR I had been presenting around Southern Ontario for almost thirty years. I decided that I wanted to present at Balhousie Primary School in Perth, Scotland. This was my mom’s school. I flew over to Scotland and presented at Balhousie, St. Ninian, a Young Carers group and for [...]

What fun, creative things could I do during the COVID epidemic? Hey, how about making a leadership and anti-bullying video? I needed to do something creative. I wasn't able to run my after-school leadership programs or anti-bullying presentations. What could I do to feel like I was growing and moving [...]

BANANA MAN I had just finished performing in Montreal and Ottawa and was getting ready for my COURAGE TOUR. I was going to present in Bermuda, Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, and Edinburgh, Scotland. Then, BAM! All schools were shut down due to the COVID virus. All my presentations and after-school [...]