Mother Nature wears red lipstick

I’m sitting in the middle of the prairies, watching the Environment Canada weather radar creep across the screen as Mother Nature has one last winter laugh.

I’m not the only Canadian who will be subject to 25 cm of snow this weekend – I hear there’s also an ice storm on the way for southern Ontario – but I’m actually OK with being trapped inside, as I’m still in recovery mode from the Changemaker Wellbeing Summit this week.

Speaking of trapped, do you know how hard it is to type with a stubborn cat resting on your forearms? I can tell you exactly how hard.

My cat Ellie is literally lying on my arms on my computer table, with one paw stretched up to my shoulders while she purrs as I type. If I had more hands, I’d take a photo.

Instead, she keeps yawning in my face. She