Author Archives: GypsyShaughnessy

Why….? – Victoria, BC – [02/26/2022]

Posted on February 26, 2022 by GypsyShaughnessy

When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you don’t know who’s going to die ~ Dr Who You think you know what it is to feel helpless. And then suddenly something massive happens, and you … Continue reading →

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Odd Anniversaries – Victoria, BC – [02/08/2022]

Posted on February 8, 2022 by GypsyShaughnessy

I was never really part of it. It was just something that I did okay? ~ A League of their Own Has it really been almost two years? The memories that are starting to crop up on my social media … Continue reading →

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I’ve Found You Christmas – Victoria, BC – [12/25/2021]

Posted on December 25, 2021 by GypsyShaughnessy

Christmas Day will always be, just as long as we have we ~ How the Grinch Stole Christmas No one will ever argue that this year has been easy, or that this Christmas was anywhere near normal. I’m sure my … Continue reading →

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Midnight Musings – [12/09/2021]

Posted on December 9, 2021 by GypsyShaughnessy

It was not the beginning. There are no beginnings or endings in the turning of the wheel of time…but it was a beginning. It occurs to me that I haven’t had a lot to say lately. I realized a few … Continue reading →

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Where were you when…. – [9/11/2021]

Posted on September 11, 2021 by GypsyShaughnessy

There are some moments in life that will always become “where were you when”…you’ll always remember that. It will stay with you no matter what. For the generations before mine? Where were you when JFK was shot? Where were you … Continue reading →

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Journeys to the Edge of the Rainbow Bridge

Posted on September 7, 2021 by GypsyShaughnessy

 Just this side of heaven is a place called the Rainbow Bridge I love my job. I do, more than practically any job I’ve ever been lucky enough to have (and yes, that means that in some ways even more … Continue reading →

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Live the Life You Choose – Victoria, BC – [07/22/2021]

Posted on July 22, 2021 by GypsyShaughnessy

Just tonight I stood before the tavern Nothing seemed the way it used to be In the glass I saw a strange reflection Was that lonely woman really me? […] Oh my friend we’re older but no wiser For in … Continue reading →

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Trusting Instincts – Victoria, BC – [05/15/2021]

Posted on May 15, 2021 by GypsyShaughnessy

Something has changed within me Something is not the same I’m tired of playing by the rules of someone else’s game Too late for second guessing Too late to go back to sleep It’s time to trust my instincts Close … Continue reading →

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It May Have Been A Headache, But It Never Was A Bore – Victoria, BC – [03/27/2021]

Posted on March 27, 2021 by GypsyShaughnessy

Thanks for the memories Of candlelight and wine, Castles on the Rhine The Parthenon and moments on the Hudson River Line How lovely it was…. I feel like I have to say something, and yet I really don’t even know … Continue reading →

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How Do You Measure? – Victoria, BC – [03/16/2021]

Posted on March 16, 2021 by GypsyShaughnessy

In the truths that we learned Or the times that we cried In the bridges we burned Or the way that we died? How much can change…in a year. A year ago this week Amras and I were in Rio, … Continue reading →

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