Profile of Susan Flanagan

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• Call of the wild
  Lucky Lucy acted more like a lap dog than the wild Alberta horse she is. I met Lucy this past March after she had jumped a broken fence in high ...
• The man in the suit
  Several years back my father-in-law brought me an elasticized souvenir bracelet from a Basilica in southeast Texas. When I put it on, Our Lady of ...
• Buen Camino: The Way of St. James
  Today is the day that 75-year-old William Pryse-Phillips begins his fourth pilgrimage. Not to Mecca. Not to Lourdes. But on the road towards the ...
• Lives worth living
  I have to say up front here that I have bawled at children — some my own, others not — for spending too long playing video games. Last summer, on ...
• Run a race, win a watch
  On Good Friday — remember that icky, stormy morning? — about 100 people braved inches of slush and snow to run the Tely 10 route from Octagon ...
• King of horror
  I was looking forward to reading Owen King’s debut novel “Double Feature” (Scribner $29.99) when it came out March 19, but copies of the book had ...
• Attack of the mutant hare
  Last week I got to go to Calgary without my family. Except for two nights in Trinity, it was the first time this has happened in 20 years. The ...
• Building on the L’Arche model in Newfoundland
  “Community is not built upon heroic actions, but rather upon the love shown in the little things of daily life.” — Jean Vanier You know ...
• Driver training should be taught in schools
  Drivers’ training, at least the in-class portion, should be offered in the high school curriculum in Newfoundland and Labrador.I turned on the ...
• So you think you can swim …
  Do you have what it takes to get out of bed before sunrise to swim a few kilometres before breakfast? Even in the winter when mornings are ...
• Monitoring mother
  My friend Peter lost his mother last month, a dynamo of a woman who raised seven children and obtained her medical degree in Ireland in 1955.For ...
• My quest to spend less
  I know our family is not the only one wishing they had less debt and more savings. And because my husband would rather go for a root canal than ...
• ‘23 and a Half Hours’
  We were driving in the van — almost home — when No. 5, the boy formerly known as Surprise Baby, spoke up from the back seat.“I have to ...
• Parlez-vous Français?
  I spent the summers I was 16 and 17 just outside Québec City in Ste-Foy. I stayed in a college (CEGEP) residence, attended fun French lessons ...
• Place-holder policies
  Sometimes when one of my columns appears in the paper, I get not only lots of emails but also phone calls. People are so incensed by what they’ve ...
• Rules of the road
  Monday was a big day. No. 3 turned 16 and got the best present a 16-year-old could wish for — his driver’s permit. Yee-haw. I now have three ...
• Devoted workers deserve a nod
  As loyal readers know, at the beginning of every year, once I’ve had a chance to sit back and relax, I reflect on the year gone by and remember ...
• Trees, trees, glorious trees
  I visit the mall twice a year, maybe more if I get to a movie (this was a banner year; I got to “The Hunger Games” and “Life of Pi” in 3D). ...
• All I want for Christmas is a supermarket
  Churchill Square in St. John’s has been good to me. As a child, I once picked up a $20 bill on the floor at Ayre’s and Giant Mart. Dad made me ...
• What a dragonfly taught me
  Forty years ago, I was standing on my neighbour’s lawn on Bell’s Turn when a dragonfly helicoptered its way onto my shirt sleeve. Although ...
• Run for your life
  There are five World Marathon Majors (WMM) and Paul Lahey has done them all. Boston, New York, Chicago, London and Berlin. That’s quite an ...
• The Raffle returns
  I wouldn’t miss the Santa Claus Parade for all the Lambs at the liquor store. As I mentioned a few columns back, Dad’s office was above the ...
• Rocky Mountain high
  It’s our 20th wedding anniversary this month and we’re celebrating it in Mile High Colorado, home of Celestial Seasonings tea, Crocs shoes, and ...
• Discovering Red Cliff’s colourful past
  Last weekend, the children and I brought some Ontarians out to Red Cliff. It was a beautiful day — pure paradise for the paint-ballers who hang ...
• He's still my hero
  Today I am sad. Because of Lance Armstrong. Not because of what he did or did not do to enhance his cycling performance. But because of the ...
• My pick for book club
  “Cloud Atlas,” the movie, is due out tomorrow. As ...
• Prize possession
  Recently, my mother presented me with a family heirloom, an unglazed ceramic plate from England. Before I get into any more detail, you’ll need a ...
• Ice cream salvation
  Sometimes the best things in life are simple and unexpected. This summer, when I mentioned to a friend that we were crossing the island on ...
• Skerwink vs. Spurwink
  For years I haven’t been able to keep the Skerwink and Spurwink trails straight. So, this summer I decided to do some research to figure out why ...
• Where were you in ’72?
  Remember when Zellers was the anchor tenant in Torbay Road mall?All seven of my siblings and I went to Mary Queen of Peace (MQP) School which sat ...