Rudyard Kipling was named after Rudyard Lake where his parents met. Heard on CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter, December 15, 2014: Rudy Wiebe responding to the Proust questionnaire. Wiebe was asked, ‘What’s your greatest fear?’ His response: “hurting someone I… Read more
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Father’s Day Gifts Without a Big Eco-Footprint
(this is a reprint from one of my archived newspaper columns) What did you buy for your dad for Father’s Day? Did you consider the environment? If you or the kids haven’t yet bought or made anything, here are few… Read more
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Projects: Knitting and Garden Tour prep
“Sometimes, people come up to me when I am knitting and they say things like, “Oh, I wish I could knit, but I’m just not the kind of person who can sit and waste time like that.” How can knitting… Read more
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Where words fail, music speaks
“Where words fail, music speaks.” –Hans Christian Anderson “I play piano every day.” –Sarah McLaughlin … and I do too Sarah. “The piano keys are black and white, but they sound like a million colours in your mind.” –Maria Cristina… Read more
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Whistle While you Work
The other evening I attended one of the most outstanding performances at a local theatre. The Port Theatre in Nanaimo had presented Joelle Rabu together with the Vancouver Island Symphony performing a dramatic recreation of Edith Piaf’s last performance, titled… Read more