The blog and me
I zone out when I write – I focus only on words. Whatever story I am trying to tell my destination is only ever the next word, and then the one after that. The physical world fades away as I fall into a thought. Writing is a break from reality even if what I am […]
Super Heroes and me
I don’t remember the exact day my father hung up his super hero cape, or the first time he happily rode in the passenger seat of my car, but it happened. My invincible, macho father became a mere mortal one day, and I was okay with that. He had worn his cape for years, worn […]
Trying Again — Setting an example
Whether we like to admit it, or not, we are setting an example every day, all day. We are showing the world our colors. In our successes and failures, we are on display. It’s easy to set a good example when things are going well, success is like that, it leads to more of the […]
International Women’s Day 2018
It has taken me a long time to find a voice and the confidence to use it. I’ve always held opinions, but for years I was busy just holding hands. Little hands, old hands. Now those little hands have grown up, the old hands have passed away, and I find myself with time on my […]
A little reflection
It’s the first week of March and spring is putting out feelers. Are we ready? Hell yeah. Much of Canada is still nestled under a blanket of snow but here in the most southest, westest corner of our country Mother Earth is whispering secrets of what is to come. I’ve been noticing spring bulbs in […]
Control, and Coping with the lack of it
As I age I find I’m more inclined to try to figure out the reason why I do things rather than try to change some of the things I do. I’m starting to accept that I’m ‘cut from a cloth’ – I’m a ‘type’. Inasmuch as I can’t turn off the fact that I love […]
Throwback Thursday March 1/2018
BARBIE Celebrated her 40th birthday. Published Women Newsmagazine Dec. 1999 Barbie celebrated her 40th birthday this year, quite the accomplishment for a toy, especially a twelve inch plastic doll who sports an unrealistic figure and has always worn too much makeup. Given her age she is holding up remarkably well, her breasts are as […]
An Old Geezer Leaves a Lasting Impression
It seems there is one on every street — that old geezer who doesn’t appreciate the antics of young people growing up within puck shot of their driveway. The old guy with no patience, no sense of humor and no idea that he has made himself a target just by being ‘that’ old guy. My […]
Leaving an Impression — The Year of “Yes”
Our children were quite young when my mother died, six, eight and ten years old. Not babies by a long stretch but young enough to only be left with sketchy memories of their grandmother. Thankfully these memories are good ones. Immediately following her recovery from the surgery that confirmed her fate, my mom began to […]
Throwback Thursday Feb. 22/18
Girls On The Slopes. Published: BC Women Newsmagazine January 2000 I’ve often thought that if an alien space ship were to hover over one of our local ski slopes in the winter, the creatures inside would have a rather strange view of our planet. People decked in gear reminiscent of the lunar landing, riding chairlifts up […]