I am about to do something essentially Canadian – complain about the weather. But
really? It is June 1 st and eight degrees. The heat is on in my house, and I had to close
windows yesterday because the wind was making them rattle. On the other hand, the
sun is actually shining. The flowers in High Park and in all the neighbourhood gardens
(those the wind didn’t bring down) are bright and the smell of lilacs is in the air. So yes,
it is spring. And TPWers are out celebrating it. As some of us mentioned on our
Saturday walk, we seem to be attuned or perhaps modified by weather. We tolerate
gloom and grey skies, showing up in large numbers in rain and drizzle. We don’t just
brave miserable weather, we snub it. So much for you, nasty day, we say. We are here
and we are going to show you what REAL women do. We do not chicken out. Do we
complain? Yup. But when has that ever stopped us from getting together to walk the
distance? So next week, come what may, many of us will be gathering for an important
purpose, raising funds to fight lung cancer. We will do our best to ensure the Give a
Breath event is a success, and even those of us who can’t make the walk are planning
to make a donation in support of the charity and of our friend in whose honour TPW
began this tradition. If you would like to contribute, here is where you can do so:
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