Joy Drop: Remembering rock 'n' roll legend Tina Turner and her Canadian connection

Hello, friends! I am still recovering from the beauty of the Rocky Mountains. My visit to Calgary was punctuated by a day trip to Banff and Lake Louise with my husband, Mark.

The air quality in Calgary was rough because of the wildfires but the skies opened up the day we went and gave us this magnificent theater of geological greatness.

I'm from the Maritimes so I understand the beauty of landscapes and terrain. But I spent some time in the Rockies and was completely speechless. Again. <br>Photo was not filtered, edited or pixilated at all. It's just how this place was made. SubhanAllah. <a href="https://t.co/uMch417SAf">pic.twitter.com/uMch417SAf</a>

Another version of greatness is basketball star Laeticia Amihere. The first Canadian woman to dunk is an NCAA Champion who was drafted in the WNBA this year and plays for the Atlanta Dream.

I interviewed her last year for my podcast and she is a gem. This piece on her brought me a lot of happiness:

I came across this incredible story of Miss Iris Davis, a British woman who saved over six hundred cats from debris after the London Blitz in 1941.

As you know, I love cats and so I felt compelled to share this lovely furry history with you. 

On a heavier but still joyous note, I wanted to mention the loss of the rock 'n' roll legend Tina Turner. She died at the age of 83 after leaving this incredible imprint on the world, and on music.

I have always been a Tina Turner fan and not just because her life is one of resilience and celebration, but because watching her on stage encouraged me to fall in love with that genre.

Although we know that Black women have contributed greatly to rock 'n' roll, it isn't always where they have been amplified. But Tina Turner owned the stage. She