Category: Inspiration
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International Women’s Day…a tribute..
March 8, 2011, International Women’s Day is also the birthday of mentor and friend, Lynn Redgrave who, sadly, left this world last year. I would like to take this opportunity to look to the skies, and wish you, dear soul, Happy Birthday, and thank you for being an outstanding female comet passing through my life.…
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“Melanie Made Me Do It”…
I come from an artistic family. I grew up surrounded by pottery and paintings by my father, and fibre artistic works (weaving, knitting, needlework, quilting & more) by my mother. They were always making things. Our cupboards were filled with pottery. Our floors covered with woven and hooked rugs. I wore handmade sweaters, hats, and…
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“Time Keeps on Slipping…
..Into the Future” That’s my excuse for my lack of blogging. But I am not going to waste time apologizing, but rather just jump in and start with a musical interlude by the Steve Miller Band. I used to search for this appropriate for the moment song as a little girl in bed, under the…
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Summer 2010 – A Series of Moments…
“Pride Fun…” I found myself feeling proud as I stood on the side of Beach Street in the West End of Vancouver the afternoon of August 1st. The sun was gently mixing with soft clouds making the temperature comfortable, and the view of the ocean and mountains completed the smug feeling I was experiencing. “We…
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Moving Beyond Obstacles… thank you Paralympians & Olympians…
Wheelchairs, crutches, no arms, limping bodies, eyes not seeing, distortions, hidden prosthetics, and steady smiling faces that showed light, determination, and an aching to live to the utmost. That’s what I saw when the Paralympic Athletes, yes with a capital A, paraded before the Vancouver audience at the Opening Ceremonies. I wasn’t there, but instead…
