On the 25th of October 1918, seventeen days before Armistice Day, my father turned 18. He would have been of legal age to be conscripted into the fighting on the European front. Until 1917 there had been no conscription in Canada. But the Canadian government decided that the losses were so great and were outnumbering […]
Remembrance Day – 100th Anniversary of WWI Armistice Read More
This is the first of my newly themed Friday posts, Loving and Giving, where I will highlight an individual or organization that seeks to better the lives of their fellow human beings. They do so by hands-on acts of kindness and rescue or by choosing to bring to light a dark aspect of the human
Today, I begin a new theme for my posts on Thursdays. Travel. And it is also a Throwback Thursday this week as I talk about trips before 2018. Trips that continue to inspire me. In 1998, I spent a month in Los Angeles taking part in a Shakespeare acting course with the London Academy of
A Writer’s Passion – Travel Read More
Monday’s thing of beauty is edible or was edible, it is now a delicious memory. Diet Schmiet I told myself the last week of my sister Enid’s visit in June, let’s eat cake. Of course, it couldn’t be just any cake. It had to be Esther Bolick’s Orange Marmalade Cake. If you’ve not read Jan Karon’s
Esther Bolick’s Orange Marmalade Cake on the Menu Read More
Illuminated Manuscripts give me an amazing amount of pleasure and inspiration. On this blog, today is Something Beautiful Monday and this is the cover image of the latest addition to my personal library. I found this beautiful book Friday in the rare book section of our local beloved bookstore – Russell Books. During my Medieval Studies
Illuminated Manuscripts – a personal passion Read More
While walking one evening, I walked by a house with this amazing spray of Lavender and gold. I had a lovely chat with the homeowner and gardener. It is my dream to one day live in a house, so I too can delight my neighbours and walkers-by with the work of my hands in the
I Love my Neighbourhood – Garden Delights Read More
I thought I would start the week off with some pictures of beautiful blooms from this Spring around my neighbourhood. Spring’s exuberant colour has passed on the Westcoast and we are fully into the summer green and softer colours. Grass has not yet turned brown from drought and heat so our daily vista is fully
Colour Me Happy – Nature’s Beauty Read More
The clouds from the weekend rains have cleared and I am sitting at my desk with the window open. The scent of lilacs from across the street wafts in and I am again reminded how blessed I am to live in Victoria. The early spring with its blooming plumb trees starts as early as February
Today Canada celebrates books with the world by aligning the Canada and B.C. Book Days with the UN World Book Day. Why April 23rd some may ask? On this day in 1616, William Shakespeare, Miguel de Crevantes, and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. In keeping with this theme here are a few
I love watching the Olympics. And when I’ve placed a self-imposed deadline to have a revision of my manuscript to an editor by the 18th of March, it doesn’t make it easy. So for the duration of the games, I’ll be either looking like this… or this… GO CANADA!!!
Editing during the Olympics Read More