Category Archives: Reflections

Do They Know It’s Christmas? – At Sea – [12/14/2018]

Posted on December 13, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

Where are you Christmas? Why can’t I find you? Why have you gone away? Where is the laughter, you used to bring me Why can’t I hear music play? My world is changing, and rearranging Does that mean Christmas changes … Continue reading →

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Accomplished…continued

Posted on November 12, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

Sometimes, until I actually look at it all written down – I can’t honestly believe that I have *done* all this! Aruba: De Palm Island (x2) Ascension Islands/St. Helena Jacob’s Ladder (up and down) Africa Survived ATM Fraud 😉 African … Continue reading →

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All Falls Silent – [11/11/2018]

Posted on November 11, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

Oh my name is Francis Toliver, I come from Liverpool – 2 years ago the war was waitin’ for me after school ~ Christmas in the Trenches They were all just kids. They’re always…just kids. They grow up too quickly … Continue reading →

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There’s Gotta Be More… – [11/08/2018]

Posted on November 8, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

Call me blind but I didn’t see it coming And everyone was running And I couldn’t hear nothing Except gun blast It happened so fast Maybe this kid was reaching out for love Or maybe for one moment he forgot … Continue reading →

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Expectations – At Sea – [11/04/2018]

Posted on November 4, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

So far…I’m afraid to say that this contract has not precisely lived up to my expectations. This is a nice ship, but she’s much older and smaller than I’m used to (the flagship is one size up from this one) … Continue reading →

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Purple Stripes and Shadow’d Hearts – Cozumel, Mexico – [10/31/2018]

Posted on October 31, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

“Come little children, the time’s come to play.” ~ Hocus Pocus I will say this: once a performer, always a performer. Having Halloween fall on the second day of my contract is not, perhaps, the easiest thing. The truth is, … Continue reading →

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On the Wind – Victoria, BC – [10/12/2018]

Posted on October 12, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

You still can’t hear them. It’s all right. It’s still all right. You never can. We know that, we always have. You still look at us like we’re crazy. We’re not, we never have been; any more than you are. … Continue reading →

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Crossing the River ….to 36 – Victoria, BC – [10/05/2018]

Posted on October 5, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

When I grow up, I’ll be stable When I grow up I’ll turn the tables When I grow up.. When I grow up… ~ Garbage~ Or Even though I know the river is wide I go down every evening and … Continue reading →

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Visual Aid – Victoria, BC – [09/21/2018]

Posted on September 21, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

Let me say this first: I am not a shop girl. I am, however, a girl who is temporarily working in a shop. It has been a long time since I worked retail; but the reasons I am doing so … Continue reading →

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[09-11-2018] “We All Know”: Lost Lessons – Victoria, BC

Posted on September 11, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

17 years ago today, people got on planes, people went to work. They were businessmen, business women, pilots, firefighters, paramedics. It was just another morning. A random Tuesday in the middle of a year that had not been all that … Continue reading →

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