Category Archives: Vacations/Shore-Side

I Understand…That I Will Never Understand – Victoria, BC – [06/05/2020]

There’s a cry in the distance It’s a voice that comes from deep within There’s a cry asking why I pray the answers up ahead ~ “I know where I’ve been”, Hairspray AND “I wish it need not have happened … Continue reading

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May The Odds – Victoria, BC – [05/24/2020]

Good news! Amras and I have been officially released from our “just returned home to Canada from abroad” self-isolation period. We will soon be free to at the very least walk around the neighbourhood! My first trip to the drugstore … Continue reading

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After the Storm – Victoria, BC – [05/14/2020]

It’s difficult to explain what being home is like. There are so many other times that I’ve used the phrase “it’s like coming home” to describe something else that…I don’t know how to find the words to describe the actual … Continue reading

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Old vrs New – Manta, Ecuador – [01/13/2020]

She’s sparkling clean this new-born ship But one old thing is clear The orders they propose above We execute down here We’ll watch from here as up above they catch a whiff of glory This wonderous ship may be brand … Continue reading

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The Next Chapter – Victoria Bc – [12/31/2019]

What a difference a lowly year can make. As I look back on the rollercoaster that has been 2019 – I have to admit it has been mostly ups. It’s also been laced with its fair share of sorrow and … Continue reading

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Just As Long As We Have We – Victoria, BC – 12/25/2019]

It came without ribbons It came without tags It came without packages, boxes or bags Welcome Christmas while we stand heart to heart And hand in hand Christmas Day will always be Just as long as we have we… And … Continue reading

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Changing and Rearranging – Victoria, BC – [12/23/2019]

My world is changing and rearranging Does that mean Christmas changes too? ~ How the Grinch Stole Christmas I am a big big Christmas person. I always have been. Christmas, to me, is not about the gifts (though who doesn’t … Continue reading

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Always A Band – Victoria, BC – [12/22/2019]

“That’s why I wanted you in the band, so you’d stop mopin’ around and feelin’ sorry for yourself” “What band?” “I always think there’s a band, kid” ~ The Music Man As some of you know few years ago my … Continue reading

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Whirlwind West Coast – Seattle, Washington – [02/18-20/2019]

What do you do when you are faced with having to do something that is absolutely necessary, and potentially…really kind of a pain? You find some way to make it fun. You may have picked up that there is a … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Wrap Up – Vancouver – [10/14/2019]

I am most pleased to say that Thanksgiving Dinner was a tremendous success. And that fun was had by all, and that the first holiday between Amras and I has come and gone with barely a ripple of discontent. We … Continue reading

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