Author Archives: GypsyShaughnessy

Whispered….

Posted on October 25, 2020 by GypsyShaughnessy

You still can’t hear them. Even after all these years. You still can’t hear them. As of late, I have been distanced from them as well, safe from their whispers, the shifting water carrying their voices far away from me… … Continue reading →

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Wet Pride – Victoria, BC – [10/18/2020]

Posted on October 18, 2020 by GypsyShaughnessy

Welcome to October! And fall is definitely upon us with a vengeance. The air is crisp and damp and our high season for Ghost Walks is in full swing, despite it being a very unusual high season. Now, it has … Continue reading →

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Flying Blind into 38 – [10/04/2020]

Posted on October 5, 2020 by GypsyShaughnessy

She took the midnight train going Anywhere… Where to even begin about 37. Where does anyone begin about this particularly bizarre trip around the sun? 37 is in two distinct halves. The first was, fairly normal, fairly straight forward. The … Continue reading →

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Dragging Rollercoasters and Overcome Obstacles – Victoria, BC – [09/27/2020]

Posted on September 27, 2020 by GypsyShaughnessy

Growing up, my Mum used to tell me a story about an investment banker who found herself up at 3am every night baking cookies, because baking was the only thing that genuinely made her happy and helped her relax. Ultimately, … Continue reading →

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New Adventures in Unusual Nostalgia – Victoria, BC – [09/17/2020]

Posted on September 17, 2020 by GypsyShaughnessy

It is probably fairly well known that I…don’t really cook. I bake fairly well, and I am *learning* to cook, but a star-rated chef? Nope, definitely not. Not like my Mum, whom I dearly wish I had paid more attention … Continue reading →

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Choices of Unsung Heroes – Victoria, BC – [09/11/2020]

Posted on September 11, 2020 by GypsyShaughnessy

When he left for work that morning he was just another guy going to work He’d have to fly out to a meeting in LA So she had kissed him twice goodbye Little did she know she’d kissed a hero … Continue reading →

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New Growth – Victoria, BC – [09/06/2020]

Posted on September 6, 2020 by GypsyShaughnessy

I have never cultivated the art of having a green thumb. One of the many many areas where I didn’t follow in my parents’ footsteps (mostly because all the times they wanted to teach me about gardening, I was more … Continue reading →

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This is….? – [08/31/2020]

Posted on August 31, 2020 by GypsyShaughnessy

Everything here is harsh and bright and violent ~ Buffy or So you’ll kill them, and then someone else will kill you […] and so on and so on until everyone is bathed in blood and no one even remembers … Continue reading →

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La-La How the Life Goes On – Victoria, BC – [08/24/2020]

Posted on August 24, 2020 by GypsyShaughnessy

Ob-la-dee-ob-la-da Life goes on… La la how the life goes on Let’s see, what is new in the world of Shaughnessy. Not much I’m afraid. I’ve gone from world traveler to homebody, with a normal 9-5 life like so many … Continue reading →

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Life is Made of Moments – Victoria, BC – [10/08/2020]

Posted on August 10, 2020 by GypsyShaughnessy

Just a moment One peculiar passing moment Must it all be either “less or more” either “plain or grand” Is it always or? Is it never and? That’s what woods are for For those moments in the woods It’s difficult … Continue reading →

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