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  • Let Them Talk

    “He’s being really annoying because he always bugs me to go with him after school and I don’t want to.” My younger son is telling me as he is peeling the carrots for supper and I am preparing food at the stove. I had asked him to help peel carrots…

  • Friend time

    My friend, Laura sent me a message, wondering if I would be free on the following Tuesday evening. She lives in Edmonton now, but she and her family were out staying with her parents here for a few days. I spent lots of time at her parents house, years ago….

  • On This Day

    On this day, 21 years ago, my husband and I had our first date. At a coffee house in Cook Street village, Victoria. It doesn’t feel like that much time could have passed. On this day, last year, we had our 3 month old puppy, Calvin, and were taking him…

  • Workspace Soulspace

    I follow Jonna Jinton on Instagram who posted recently that she has now moved into her new studio – a home that she has been renovating that is dedicated to her work, and, I gather, different rooms for different types of creative works and projects. I read her post in…

  • First Job

    In the late 90s, at a time when the minimum wage here was just over $7 per hour, I spent 7 hours at a local berry farm picking raspberries. This farm made berry wines and since I wanted a job that would ensure I wasn’t face to face with people…