Most Special Canada Day, ever!
This year, I had the most special Canada Day, ever. First, on June 30th, I celebrated 25 years of being in Canada. And it just so happened that, in the same week, I finally received notice that I will be…
This year, I had the most special Canada Day, ever. First, on June 30th, I celebrated 25 years of being in Canada. And it just so happened that, in the same week, I finally received notice that I will be…
It was my birthday last week. I am fourtyfour years old, and I love every bit of it. I am at an especially content point in my life, one where – if I was to die- I could happily say…
With all that lovey-dovey romantic stuff, I almost forgot that somebody had the smarts to extend the ‘claim to fame’ of February to the heart not only in its romantic version, but also in its actual, pump-in-your-chest version. So I…
Happy New Year to you all! Now that this year has drawn to an end, it is the duty of every small business owner –if your fiscal year ends with the calendar year- to put your books into order. What…
I am sitting in my studio, listening to the CBC Music App – yes, the Classical Holiday channel. I am quietly working away, setting a rough diamond into a wedding ring. I always make a point at this time of…
The doorbell just rang. It was a smiling postal worker, delivering a mailing too big for my slot in the door. Perhaps it is due to the fact that I am a crafts person and work with my hands: I…
Wow. This is not meant to be a journal of unfortunate circumstances, but before I get ‘back to business’, I cannot help acknowledge the tragic loss of yet another friend: bright light, strong force, and all around amazing human being,…
It is with great sadness that I must report of the passing of our teacher, the great Kyudo master Kanjuro Shibata Sensei XX. Sensei passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on Monday, October 21st 2013, at home with family in Boulder,…
You may have noticed that I have been kind of quiet on the social media front of late? That was because I had the very good fortune to go on a ten-day meditation retreat at Gampo Abbey, a Buddhist monastery…
I came to understand something as I prepared to make my breakfast this morning. I have taken to eating a fresh seasonal fruit, like a handful of blueberries (I even found local strawberries this week – in late September!). I sprinkle…
After my epic trip to Cape Breton, I went to visit with my friend Tiiu Poder, co-owner of Aphrodite Art and Fashion, in Antigonish, NS. Tiiu put on a fabulous dinner, and I was delighted to observe my daughter holding…
If you are a regular reader of my blog here, you will know that’s been an interesting year for me in terms of being reminded of the fragility and impermanence of life: I wrote about my mother’s illness and passing,…
Parenting is such a great opportunity to continously learn. The biggest challenge may be to remain flexible in one’s thinking. Letting go, in all its forms, is perhaps the most helpful tool. Firstly, of one’s sleep and personal space. Then…