Category Archives: Vacations/Shore-Side

If You Keep On Believing – At Sea – [01/09/2014]

Nearly twenty years ago, I made a wish. I made it so long ago in fact, that I no longer recall whether I actually made it, or if I made it after the fact and somehow retro-actively imprinted it onto … Continue reading

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Finding the Wor(l)ds – Victoria – [12/15/2013]

I’ve been a writer for as long as I can remember. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t writing something, although my earlier efforts are of…dubious quality. The thing is, all those years writing leads to a lot of … Continue reading

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Tail-lights Through the Windowpane – Victoria – [12/14/2013]

Ready to leave, not ready to leave…it’s a tough call at this point. There are so many changes coming in on the flagship, that I’ll admit a part of me is terrified. Not the least change is that we’re working … Continue reading

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The Trouble of…. – Victoria – [12/12/2013]

Like so many others, I tumbled into the world of the Narnia books when I was little more than a child. My father worked in a warehouse for the department of education, and salvaged me the entire set of novels … Continue reading

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Packing It In – Victoria – [12/11/2013]

Have I mentioned that I hate packing? I hate packing. Honestly, I need to live in the Harry Potter universe for a few days, where I could just mutter a couple of magic words and everything would be all weighed, … Continue reading

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Easy as Pie? – Victoria – [12/08/2013]

It’s quite a feat to make a peach pie in the middle of winter; I mean peaches are not precisely in season at the moment. I’ve been meaning to try this recipe for ages, but the timing has never been … Continue reading

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Once Again As In Olden Days… – Victoria – [12/07/2013]

Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree, in the eyes of a child they are all 30 feet high Of course, in amongst the packing and the prep work…it’s Christmas. Of course, I’ll be away for Christmas, just … Continue reading

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I Can Hear The Distance Calling – Victoria – [12/07/2013]

I think if you held my heart up to your ear you would probably hear the ocean… Twenty night’s worth of theme and formal wear (including one, exceptionally difficult to track down white cocktail dress), make up and shoes to … Continue reading

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But From Dusk Till Dawn, as the Clock Ticks On – Victoria – [12/05/2013]

I don’t know if the fact that I haven’t been sleeping lately comes from simply never fully coming off of ship schedule (where your entire social life pretty much has to take place after midnight or you give up on … Continue reading

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Gift Wrapped in White – Victoria – [12/05/2013]

Over the world lies a blanket of white I woke up this morning to snow… There are a lot of you that are probably going ‘so what, you’re Canadian’ – but you forget, I’m from the west coast. We don’t … Continue reading

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