September Is a Time for Renewal

I always see September as a month of renewal. I harken back to the years, where the beginning of September heralded a new school year, a new teacher, new friends and catching up with old friends. It meant I had been successful the year before and now, I was on to learning new, exciting things. Well, some were exciting -- I wasn't a big fan of algebra! I remember the smell of the new pack of Laurentian colouring pencils, which my parents bought for me every year, along with the new notebooks, erasers, pens. The simple things brought joy. ..»