“To live and take root”—Louise de Kiriline at Pimisi Bay
December 5 | 2022
As Montreal, city of my birth, prepares to host Cop15, I’m engrossed …
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Closing out World Alzheimer’s Month—a few observations on memory
September 29 | 2020
Pictured here are my maternal grandparents, Rose and Maurice, during their carefree period of courtship before the Great Depression.… more ›
Objects & memory—the mind in flight
September 14 | 2020
I can no longer remember where I acquired the trio of buttons shown here. What I do recall is… more ›
My new memoir a suggested read for World Alzheimer’s Month
September 8 | 2020
I’m delighted that the Canadian book site 49th Shelf has chosen The Smallest Objective as one of five suggested reads for World… more ›
Memory loss—my father’s last battle
September 7 | 2020
Dr. Archie Kirsch, my father, volunteered for Medical Corps in the Second World War and was commended for his… more ›
Let’s not forget to remember—September is World Alzheimer’s Month
September 1 | 2020
My mother, seen here as a young woman, had no trouble recognizing who she was—“myself,” as she wrote in… more ›
