A Busy Weekend — Lieder and Ringtones and Cake, oh my!

I’ve written before about our very good fortune in having, on our island, a small core of musicians and of music-lovers who regularly organize house concerts. These have ranged from jazz to folk to classical,…

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Happy Mother’s Day from the Home (water)Front

I haven’t posted photos of our waterfront for ages, have I? I thought it was time to remind myself of the blessings right here at home, even though the skies are grey. And wet. And…

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London Blogging Synchronicity

How’s this for synchronicity? The day before yesterday, my London friend, Alison, posted a (much better) photo of this brilliant graffiti. Her photo is taken closer up and directly in front, rather than at an…

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she did it!

We made a very quick ferry trip over to Vancouver yesterday to attend my daughter Megan’s graduation (she’s finished Registered Massage Therapy school and now has four months to study for the board exams) and…

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Thinking through the Aftermath . . .

Daughter # 3, the one whose superpowers, she freely concedes, include a propensity to melodrama, called me Friday night, and despite her pretense at initial small talk, I instantly sensed the tears in her voice.…

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