When the temperature starts to drop below 0 (32 for you Americans), the question always enters my mind. Why do I still live here? In an age when moving is so easily facilitated by air planes and moving companies, and corporations have head offices all around the world, why do I choose to stay in Canada? The idea of transporting myself to somewhere warmer permanently is so attractive and exciting. And yet here I still am, in the same city, for 40 something years. My kids are grown and don't need me (just my bank card) and I now have the freedom to go where I want to. So out comes the notepad to compile my list of pros and cons.
Black Friday begins the Season of Shopping. As shoppers rush around looking for the great deals available this weekend, I am at home decorating my house for Christmas and pondering the political correctness that has clouded over the Season of Peace and Giving. 
When the temperature starts to drop below 0 (32 for you Americans), the question always enters my mind. Why do I still live here? In an age when moving is so easily facilitated by air planes and moving companies, and corporations have head offices all around the world, why do I choose to stay in Canada? The idea of transporting myself to somewhere warmer permanently is so attractive and exciting. And yet here I still am, in the same city, for 40 something years. My kids are grown and don't need me (just my bank card) and I now have the freedom to go where I want to. So out comes the notepad to compile my list of pros and cons. 