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Still Above Ground – Victoria, BC – [03/07/2021]
My dear few and remaining loyal readers, I just wanted to take a moment to make sure you knew that yes I am alive and well. I am not quiet because of any particular reason, I am quiet because just … Continue reading
Back to Backstage – Victoria, BC – [02/02/2021]
There’s a special kind of aura ’round a Show Person…. Eleven years ago I this April I got a phone call from the hiring director for a major cruise line. At the time I was in the middle of doing … Continue reading
Welcome to the Twilight Zone? – Victoria, BC – [01/04/2021]
This…is an odd date on the calendar for me. Not so much that there is anything really important about Jan 4th; it’s just another day on the calendar for most. But for a lot of ship people? This day marks … Continue reading
Posted in Life in the Times of Covid, Sadie
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Twenty, Twenty, Twenty-Four Hours to Go – Victoria, BC – [12/31/2020]
Let’s let the old year die with a fond goodbye And our hopes as high as a kite.. Well, maybe not so much “fond” as a “good riddance you kill-joy!” and perhaps some of us are a bit tempted to … Continue reading
Posted in Life in the Times of Covid, Reflections, Sadie
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I Found You Christmas – Victoria, BC – [12/25/2020]
And then everybody laughed again And then I went to bed… Looking through my bedroom window out into the moonlight and the unending smoke covered snow I could see the lights of all the other houses on our hill and … Continue reading
Posted in Life in the Times of Covid, Sadie
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Christmas at the Counter – Victoria – [12/20/2020]
‘Twas the week before Christmas And all through the town The store staff were frazzled And their spirits were down Okay people, here’s the deal. Working retail at Christmas? Is it’s own special brand of crazy…this year? It’s even more … Continue reading
Dolly in the Corner Revisited – Victoria, BC – [12/09/2020]
“I’d rather have the dolly in the corner.” “I’d rather have the oranges…” ~ A Musical Scrooge I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about Christmas this year. About what it means. About what it is. About whether or not, … Continue reading
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Keeping Calm(ish) and Carrying On – Victoria, BC – [11/21/2020]
All those wars. Pain and lies. Hate. Made me want to turn away and never look down again. But to see the way that mankind loves. I mean, you can search the furthest reaches of the universe and never find … Continue reading
Letter to the Editor – Second Edition – [11/07/2020]
She’s fighting back! ~ The Last Unicorn Dear States I wrote to you four years ago on the eve of a very different election, with a very different outcome. Then, you had let the fury of the red bull in … Continue reading
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Stitching Together Normal – [11/02/2020]
And just like that, October has come to a close and I can look back at it all with a tremendous sigh of relief. This has been a tough month physically and mentally, but it’s also been an incredibly satisfying … Continue reading