Honoring Women

On March 5 I was one of four women talking about “What International Women’s Day Means to Me”, at the Capital Unitarian congregation in Victoria. Each of us spoke for about five minutes. Here’s what I said, beginning at just past the 6 minute...

An Emotional Walk

Saturday, February 25 saw one of the largest shows of public support for saving old growth forests that I’ve seen in a long time. Many people and groups were involved in doing the organization and preparation. Banners were prepared, and amazing costumes created....

Planet Earth Poetry: Two Exciting Updates!

First, on Friday, February 17, Planet Earth Poetry was again at James Bay New Horizons in the afternoon. It was an opportunity to hear words from the poet who would be featured later the same night, at the regular weekly event downtown. On Friday, the poet was Justene...

Writing, Walking and Public Art

February 19, 2023: I’ve had a few glitches on my website after a change in servers by the host; all should be good now. I’m reposting this, originally done earlier in February. Unfortunately, I lost the comments that people had made! My writing and...

A Rich Gift

The Planet Earth poetry afternoon with Garry Gottfriedson, that I posted about a few days ago, proved inspiring. Days later, I am still moved by the gift of his presence, and the stories and poems he shared. It was the first afternoon poetry session in almost three...