Stepping off the edge

Owlmother's adventures

Picking up where I left off… kinda

I started a blog called Stepping off the Edge when I left my comfortable middle class and middle age life in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and headed to Adelaide, Australia to return to school in 2012.

For 8 years I blogged about events in my life…family weddings, birth of grandkids, travel. I no longer own the email address associated with that blog so couldn’t continue, hence starting over in this space.

So I picked up where I left off with our trip in fall 2024 to Europe and will continue with India and the Maldives .

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  • Day 24 – Visit to a Child Haven home

    One of my goals for travelling to India was to visit one of Child Haven’s homes. I have been inspired by the Gandhian values of the founders of the organization, Bonnie and Fred Cappuccino. For decades they’ve offered shelter and education to women and children from the lower castes at homes all over India with Read more

  • Reflections on our time in India

    We are now home in quiet Victoria, dealing with jet lag. India was 12 hours ahead of Victoria so we’re tired during the day and awake at night! We’ve gone out for groceries and sundry and it feels like the place is deserted. Such a contrast to Delhi, a city of 34.5 million people. Traffic Read more