by Phil Bean | Nov 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
It was roughly 12:10pm on a late Spring afternoon. I was standing at the door to my house, having come home for lunch but finding myself locked out and no one was answering to the doorbell. It was an unusual break from what had been a rather consistent routine for...
by Phil Bean | Nov 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
What’s for dinner tonight? From commonly strung together words to form one commonly phrased question in many a household, I’m sure. Tacos? Soup? Sandwiches? Casserole? The answer to the list question is seemingly endless, depending on the level of...
by Phil Bean | Nov 16, 2025 | Told in Rhyme
As most of you know, and as I tend to show, I love to write passage in rhyme. It flexes my brain, and allows me to gain more insights to words over time. But lately I’ve thought, with all I was taught, That English is really quite weird. In fact it’s...
by Phil Bean | Nov 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Halloween this year was a memorable one. Not because of the cold, the wind, the rain, the costumes, the candy – quite frankly, for no reason related to the traditional celebratory affairs that take place on Oct 31 whatsoever. It was memorable because, at...
by Phil Bean | Nov 2, 2025 | Adventure
Holy moly we live in a beautiful country. From coast to coast, Canada is brimming with undeniable landscapes and breathtaking views and I’ll be the first to admit that I often times take that for granted. When thinking of ‘where to vacation’, my...
by Phil Bean | Oct 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
It may come as a surprise to you, but our household is one of imagination. Whether we’re prepping for a meal, hanging out in the backyard, running through our chores, or reading on the couch, we have a tendency to invite the creative into our actions with open...
by Phil Bean | Oct 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
At roughly 7:50am, Sunday morning, I finally give way to the day, toss of the sheets, swing my feet the floor and stretch. I don’t typically sleep this late but it felt a like day deserving of the extra time. Moments, later, by some intuitive power that she...
by Phil Bean | Oct 5, 2025 | General
As a child growing up in the 80’s I fully embraced the ‘Spielberg’ of it all – adventuring throughout the town with my friends and our bikes with no particular destination in mind. Until Nintendo came out, we didn’t have much to distract...
by Phil Bean | Sep 28, 2025 | Lesson From The Family
One year, almost to the day, it has been since we last checked in on The Beandricks’. In particular on how Father has or perhaps has not grown at the tutelage of his two, now 8 and 9 year old daughters and forever youthful spouse. The pages of the calendar...
by Phil Bean | Sep 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
I have found myself in moments of reflection more often these days – catching those times of complaint and pausing more often to challenge those thoughts. It is difficult to fully articulate the root of these reflections, but here’s what came out when I...
