Monthly Archives: October 2021

  “The world is but a canvas to the imagination.”

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”

“The day, water, sun, moon, night… I do not have to purchase these things with money.”

“Simplicity is the glory of expression.” (mixed-media carved wall-plaque by artist-friend Don Pimm illustrating William Carlos Williams’ classic poem “The Red Wheelbarrow”)

“The greatest truths are the simplest.” (Mellancamp’s honest lyrics and stripped-down music about working-class and poor people’s lives)

“Only from the heart can you touch the sky.”

“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.” (Leonard Cohen, once upon a time, enjoying some rich solitude at Stanley Park)

I’ve had more than my share of vision/s.”

No-brainer suggestion for Edmontonians. Remember the less fortunate. Consider donating toward the poor and people on the street so they can have a decent dinner. (We give to Hope Mission and the Mustard Seed.There are other worthy organizations to give … Continue reading →

Significant Influence and Close Friend who passed in 2009. Professor of Secondary Education–English, U of A. He fine-tuned my fledgling notions of how to teach the subject before I entered the classroom. He was wise beyond his years and had … Continue reading →