My younger sister Sue and I grew up in St. John’s, Newfoundland, on the east coast of Canada. The most… Read more Jam Gen Family: Then One Foggy New Year’s Eve
Tag: Seasonal
Jam Gen Memoir: The Beginning of the War
In 1939, my father was living in a small village in Upper Silesia, a part of Germany that was ceded… Read more Jam Gen Memoir: The Beginning of the War
Jam Gen Thanksgiving: It Takes a Village
In 2013 I returned to my career after almost ten years of being home with my children. Six weeks later,… Read more Jam Gen Thanksgiving: It Takes a Village
Jam Gen Well-Being: Labour Day Blues
There it is again, as regular as clockwork. As much as I try to “reason” my way out of it,… Read more Jam Gen Well-Being: Labour Day Blues
Jam Gen Holiday Fun: The Marvellous Mrs. Claus
‘Twas the month before Christmas, when all through the Pole Not a creature was stirring – except one tired old… Read more Jam Gen Holiday Fun: The Marvellous Mrs. Claus
Jam Gen Memoir: In My Father’s Words
After my parents moved from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Toronto in July 2009, my father was quite lonely. I only… Read more Jam Gen Memoir: In My Father’s Words
Jam Gen Travel: Why I Miss It
I knew it was going to be a bad week. Then Facebook made it worse. Every winter for the past… Read more Jam Gen Travel: Why I Miss It
Jam Gen Love: Living Apart Together
Confession time: I’m not a trendy person. I don’t stand in line for hours, let alone days, to get the… Read more Jam Gen Love: Living Apart Together
Jam Gen Calendar: A Guided Tour Around the Sun
Even in the good years, getting through a trip around the sun can feel like a Herculean effort. Each lunar… Read more Jam Gen Calendar: A Guided Tour Around the Sun
Jam Gen Parenting: A Very Canadian Story
In December 2008, my husband, sons (then aged five and two) and I travelled to my childhood home in St.… Read more Jam Gen Parenting: A Very Canadian Story