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Cinderella’s Handyman Service

Hello again from that place where, you guessed it, the snow just keeps on comin’! I wore girl clothes a week ago. I bathed, shaved, fluffed and fussed, curled, puffed, painted, arranged, bedecked (and bedazzled) myself for an official Nelson … Continue reading

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Pets Peeved

Hello again from the place where it never stops snowing! The Blizzard Fence is finished!! Hooray! Hooray! Now we just have to get through the “Snow Deck” and all our outdoor work is finished (for now). Sigh. Our life, at … Continue reading

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Blizzards, Babies, and Bears…oh my!

Hello from Polar Bear Heaven and Penguin Mecca! Just when I thought things couldn’t get any colder, an arctic cold front moves in. This has been a white, weird & wonderful week. And it began with an unexpected phone call… … Continue reading

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Fish Out of Water

Hello again from Mountain Mecca & Hippie Heaven! “Do you ski?” That’s the question we’re most likely to be asked about one minute after locals find out we are new to Nelson. It’s a good question. I do ski, have … Continue reading

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What Dreams May Come

 Hello again from Mountain Mecca & Hippie Heaven! Last night, before climbing aboard the train to Sleep Land, I tried to count how many friends and lovers over my 37 years have been victims of this phrase: “I had the … Continue reading

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Kids These Days!

Hello again from Mountain Mecca and Hippie Heaven! There’s an old ancient Greek expression which translates roughly as, “What’s with the young people these days? The vandalism, the foul language, the baggy togas?!” At what age do we start complaining … Continue reading

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Orange is the Colour of Vanity

Hello from Mountain Mecca and Hippie Heaven! Talk about your whirlwind tours! Wow. A frantic scramble to prepare my manuscript for the Surrey International Writer’s Conference (SIWC), long drive back to Surrey and snacks at the Kozak Mansion, eight straight … Continue reading

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Mish Mash

Hello again from Mountain Mecca & Hippie Heaven!   This is your brain:  This is your brain on Writing Overload: . If it makes you feel any better, you are not the only ones I’ve ignored for a week and … Continue reading

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Did You Ever Know That You’re My Hero…

Hello again from Mountain Mecca & Hippy Heaven! Who’s your hero? Why? Better yet, what is a ‘hero’? And even better still, why do we need them/why are we constantly creating them? By now, most have you have heard of … Continue reading

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The Voices in My Head

Hello again from Mountain Mecca & Hippy Heaven! How many places, how many towns, have I lived in since the spring of 2003? Abaco (The Bahamas), Key Largo (Florida), Jaco & Golfito (Costa Rica), Mulege (Baja, Mexico), Port Coquitlam (BC … Continue reading

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