Happy Birthday Blog; First Class; Illegible Jokes
A year ago today I began this blog – January 26, 2017 was the day. Chris Jackson, my beloved computer guru put it together and has posted for me since that time. The blog utterly…
The State of Being Sorted and Other New Dilemmas; Stairs With Weights on Instagram
High school and university friend Lynne sent the following email: Lynne: Please advise what it feels like to be sorted!!! Me: One finds the temporary answers to one’e persistent dilemmas but the answers are purely…
Feeling 74 Although Being The Busiest Septuagenerian; the Planned Publication of a Classmate’s Biography; and Healing the Long Terms Effects of Having Water Thrown in One’s Face (May 19, 2017 Blog)
I woke this morning feeling every day of my 74 years. Minor physical symptoms but malaise, exhaustion, bad dream affect, and general discontent. I did what any self respecting 74 year old woman would do…
Charm versus Acquisition;, a Library Book After a Lineup; A New Find, This One Japanese; Ending in Revenge
Several month ago I was corresponding with Joo Kim Tiah (perhaps, see blog of December 10, 2017 ). He was in Asia at the time, i was in Vancouver. Me: You are attempting to take…
The Serendipity of a Pod Cast Whose Topic Was Hockey: Game Change in More Than One Way
It was only the third or fourth day of my resolve to finish the biography. Again there was a sign, a portent . My return to Canada marked a change in my listening habits –…
My Love/Hate Relationship with Vancouver; A Cute Picture; a Reuben; and Who Could Ask for Anything More
So, as usual I did my homework and discovered the following: Vancouver is a coastal city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The estimated population of Vancouver in 2016 is 610,000, which makes it…
The Fate of In Contemplation and In Conversation or If I Had a Choice Between Publishing or Perishing I Would Insist of Perishing as the Experience Crushed my Creative Spirit Yet Again; Ending With You Are Everything To Me.
This blog first mentioned In Comtemplation and In Conversation on February 17, 2017. It is a book featuring paintings at the Tate Britain in London – the idea, the prose and the photography is mine….
My Life Could Not Get any Better; How a False Alarm can Lead to Inspiration and Possibly a Trip to Spain and Portugal
I do not think my life could get any better. Well, it could, but most of the means to make it even better are at my command. For example, I probably need a printer. Somehow…
My Book, My Book, My Kingdom for My Completed Book; A Sneak Peak at the Introduction
Faithful readers will know that I am struggling, struggling to complete a biography of Dave Dryburgh, my paternal uncle who lived and worked as a sports writer in Regina, Saskatchewan. He was born in Scotland…
Stand Up; the Final Word on Sexual Predators; and Blown Away by Statistics
Immediately after completing the blog of yesterday morning I called Cousin Gail to inquire about what I was wearing for my stand up comedy appearance held at a local pub in London in May of…