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

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
In 1956, my father was living and working in Braunschweig, West Germany. Through his employer, he received an opportunity to… Read more Jam Gen Memoir: My Father’s Journey to Canada (January 1957)
In January 2019, I finally did something I had wanted to do for years – I signed up for a… Read more Jam Gen Health: Writing Our Way Through the Pandemic
When I was a kid, my family made several road trips from my hometown of St. John’s, Newfoundland to Quebec… Read more Jam Gen Health: Are We There Yet?
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
So 2020 has departed none too soon and here we are in the first quarter of 2021. Doesn’t feel much… Read more Jam Gen Health: The Winter of Our Discontent
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
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
No doubt about it – 2020 has been a crappy year. Hope I haven’t offended anyone with that blunt assessment.… Read more Jam Gen’s 2020 Gift Guide for the Holidays
So you’ve seen the kids (or grandkids) off to school after the longest summer break in recent memory. Finally!! How’s… Read more Jam Gen Health: More COVID Realizations