Category Archives: Reflections

Gifts from the over the Rainbow

Those of you how know me know how long I have wanted a dog. I grew up with dogs, and I still miss my girls every day. The thing is, the girls were bassets, and they were *huge*, and a … Continue reading

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The Next Ten Minutes of 41….

Have you been inside the museum? We should go… Meet the dinosaurs ~ The Next Ten Minutes It’s….been a long while since I’ve written anything. To be honest, that’s because I haven’t felt like I have a great deal to … Continue reading

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A Ship, A Sub…and 111 Years – [06/25/2023]

“When you’re in very deep water, you’re dead before you realize that something is happening, so it’s just not a problem.” – Paul-Henry Nargeolet 111 years ago a grand ship slipped beneath the ocean, taking with her 1500 souls. Her … Continue reading

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The Most Wonderful Time – Victoria, BC – [12/25/2022]

It came without ribbons It came without tags It came without packages boxes or bags It doesn’t feel like a year since last Christmas. I think that honestly this year I am emotionally ready for last Easter! It has been … Continue reading

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Choose your Own Path

It’s been a long while hasn’t it? I wish I could say I have something mind-bendingly interesting to report, but the truth is life just continues on in it’s normally abnormal course. Sometimes I think I have some idea of … Continue reading

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They Don’t Get It – [03/10/2022]

The time has come, you understand to talk of many things… I’ve been doing a whole lot of thinking lately as to why certain things make me so…angry isn’t even really the right word. Disgusted. Disgusted is a good word. … Continue reading

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Where were you when…. – [9/11/2021]

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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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

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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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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

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