I love my apartment building. We are our own little neighbourhood. It helps that we’re also in Kerrisdale, a perfect, throwback, mid-scale, little part of Vancouver. You get to know your neighbours. People come and people go. Some, like me, have been here for years. We chat in the laundry room, parking lot and stairwells. […]
What makes a good personal trainer? Great question. It’s what I was asked when I told a friend I wanted to hire a personal trainer for myself. Life’s gotten crazy busy and showing up for weight training is easier if you’ve booked a specific time with someone. A ready-made incentive. It’s all about that commitment […]
Why is it so surprising when someone is kind and generous? Back in January 2015 I got an email from kc dyer asking for my help to find a man in a kilt for a photo shoot. Well of course I know many men with kilts, but the one I thought would be most appropriate […]
Three weeks ago I sat in this room at the Long Beach Lodge and vowed that I would stop procrastinating. By the end of February I would get my ass in gear and somehow build a new website. Six days ago it seemed procrastination would win. I had done nothing. Then I asked my friend, […]
My favourite pastime at Long Beach was the continuation of my “People Watching” photography that I talked about in my Reactions blog. The opportunities were endless and the backgrounds are stunning. This week’s plan was to tell the story about how I was walking along Chesterman Beach and saw a woman at the shoreline screaming […]
From the moment I first met Shirley we both knew she would die soon. That was the reason I was there. Consequently that was also the reason we never had an unimportant conversation. Every word held weight. Yes, there were many laughs, and seemingly benign topics, but each and every moment knew what the outcome […]
Long ago I heard a Tibetan Buddhist teaching on what is the best response when someone hits you in the face. I took my vows 17 years ago and rarely am I able to even consider the teaching when put in such unpleasant circumstances. But then again, I don’t get hit in the face often. […]
No wonder the frenzy has set in. We are three weeks into 2016 and all those resolutions are falling apart. Some might have already crumbled. If I hear one more media report about our health and fitness I might puke. People go on and on about what we can do and what we can buy […]
It’s the reaction that makes me want to do it again and again. But the first time was just a fluke. On one of our perfect summer evenings, I was at Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park looking for spot to take a picture of the sunset. The shots I was capturing were OK but this […]
Years ago I shaved my head to support a client going through chemo. The drugs were a poison and wreaking havoc on her body. Luckily the drugs also poisoned her cancer. Being a bald woman impacted my life in ways I would not have guessed. To this day I can still detect the traces. On […]
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