Category Archives: Life

Lucy comes home

Sometimes, my life doesn’t go the way I plan. Yours too? I’ve spent the last 3 months going through a process of grieving and then adjusting to being a 1-dog household. I was pretty sure I wanted to keep it … Continue reading

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Fresh Water Summit & Petition

Tonight I listened to a great panel discussion called “Speaking Truth to Power” on CBC radio’s program “Ideas” . It was from a summit about the crucial importance of fresh water to the future of our planet. The 2010 Fresh … Continue reading

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Dear Maggie

I miss you. It’s been a month since you died. I haven’t written until now because losing you has been such a powerful and profound experience for me. Maybe people who haven’t been as lucky as I have, who’ve experienced … Continue reading

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Three Years Later

Today marks 3 years of self employment for me. What an exciting ride it’s been! I am so thankful to Christine, the queen of code monkeys, who helped me take the leap and has taught me immeasurable things. I have … Continue reading

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Barbara’s Blackberry Cobbler

There are two recipes which are famous in my family. Both came from the glorious hippie days of the early 70′s when my mom Heather and her friend Barbara lived in a shared house on the banks of the Fraser … Continue reading

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