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“Oh, the glory of growth, silent, mighty, persistent, inevitable! To awaken, to open up like a flower to the light of a fuller consciousness!”–Emily Carr, “Hundreds and Thousands”. The Journals of Emily Carr What is it that makes ‘you’ uniquely … Continue reading →

E. M. Forster’s “Only connect” is probably the truest two-word statement ever uttered. And one can connect on many levels: between oneself and others, between one and nature, and between one and any work of art, be it film, book, … Continue reading →

“Infinite possibility is good, not bad.”-James Gleick, The Information “He that desires to print a book, should much more desire, to be a book.”-John Donne

is called:-a bouquet-a charm-a hover-a glittering-a shimmer-a tune.

Ah, yes, the Canadian and American military. A perfect career and lifestyle for guys with no self-control who are into sexual assault with no consequences. In Canada, Trudeau will even promote you and give you a hike in salary. Creeps … Continue reading →

As always. Antimaccassars. Those linen cloths that use to be used on furniture, especially behind the head on chairs and chesterfields. I first came across the term when I started teaching English at 22. A curious word used in Munro’s … Continue reading →

Another woman to note who’s already made her mark on history by being a black immunologist–the lead scientist–to develop the Moderna vaccine. Women are definitely making their marks in health-care science. Nice to see women heroes emerging from the mess … Continue reading →

in the afternoons is like having tea @ the Empress Hotel in Victoria.

In the future, who will want to:-become a doctor or a nurse?-become a child-care worker?-become a restaurant worker?-become a teacher?-become a steward/ess? Absolutely nothing is being done to fix the health care systems, child care places, restaurants, schools, and air … Continue reading →

If there was one word, I’d pick to describe our limiting times and limited lives, it would be “thwarted”.