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Sarah Simpson column: An unexpected detour along the Pacific Marine Circle Route

Sarah Simpson column: An unexpected detour along the Pacific Marine Circle Route

Some road trips just can’t be planned for
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Sarah Simpson Column: When picks are slim, almost any toy will do

Sarah Simpson Column: When picks are slim, almost any toy will do

Remember a while back I was telling you about visiting my grandfather’s house with my mom and sister and about my grandpa’s pet robin? Truth be told, the best part of going to his house was when he let us pick a carrot from the little garden that ran alongside the garage of his bungalow. Like my mom, he had a green thumb. (It must skip a generation every couple generations.)
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Sarah Simpson Column: Saving gas money leads to impromptu chats at the school fence

Sarah Simpson Column: Saving gas money leads to impromptu chats at the school fence

I looked back at my columns of old and learned it was May of 2018 when I introduced you to my childhood wish come true: my 50cc scooter.
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Sarah Simpson column: ‘Citizen’ ad leads to coffee and then a 25-year-and-counting marriage

Sarah Simpson column: ‘Citizen’ ad leads to coffee and then a 25-year-and-counting marriage

I got a call the other day from a kind gentleman by the name of Bill Bergen.
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Sarah Simpson Column: The seeds of change

Sarah Simpson Column: The seeds of change

Fast forward to the quarantine days.
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Sarah Simpson Column: All good things must end eventually

Sarah Simpson Column: All good things must end eventually

My children have grown
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We will miss reading Sarah’s column

We will miss reading Sarah’s column

We hope her absence from the Citizen will be both brief and temporary.
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Sarah Simpson column: Shovelling away my dislike for the snow

Sarah Simpson column: Shovelling away my dislike for the snow

Foul weather isn’t fun
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Sarah Simpson column: Christmas baking with kids is not tidy

Sarah Simpson column: Christmas baking with kids is not tidy

When I was younger — and I don’t want to give anything away but it was in the pre-Internet era — I used to have my own TV show. Not to brag or anything, but it was watched by 100 per cent of the people who knew it existed, namely my cat.
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Sarah Simpson Column: My toothfairygodmother has flown away

Sarah Simpson Column: My toothfairygodmother has flown away

My husband went to the dentist the other day. I know, I know, stop the presses right? This is not news. He goes when he’s supposed to. (Three cheers for oral hygiene!) Anyway, It’s what he learned while he was there that I wanted to share with you because it has left me in a bit of a tizzy.
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