Changing the ending
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending” C. S. Lewis Well – 2023 has started somewhat shakily – in all sorts of ways.…
A little late…
…this year – for which my humble apologies: …to friends, acquaintances and gentle readers… …from the Kickass Canada Girl and the Imperceptible Immigrant… we wish you a safe and peaceful Christmas and a Happy Hogmany!
Today’s forecast…
…Holy Moley – I can’t feel my face degrees! The winter weather is doing its bit to make the run in to Christmas something of a challenge! Notice that I didn’t qualify that with: “Here…
Making your bed
“If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed” William H. McRaven When The Girl and I started living together – many moons ago now (and long before this online journal…
Troy ‘Bubba’ Cook
Troy ‘Bubba’ Cook 1969 – 2022 RIP The Chanteuse and I were greatly saddened to hear over the weekend of the passing of Troy Cook. Troy was a creative force who was a writer, artist…
On the other hand…
In complete contrast to the experience described in my last post – “Every exit“… Regular ingesters of these random(ish) gobbets will no doubt feel completely familiar by now with Barney Bentall’s Cariboo Express – that…
Every exit
“We do on stage things that are supposed to happen off. Which is a kind of integrity, if you look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.” Tom Stoppard, ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are…
Doddie Weir
Doddie Weir 1970 – 2022 RIP Very sad to report that the much loved Scottish and British and Irish Lions lock forward, Doddie Weir, passed away at the end of last week at the age…
Random images…
…from a lost season (see previous post). Whatever I personally feel about this time of year (and of the month of November in particular) there is no denying that there are some pretty images to…
Season of… er…!
It is a pretty extraordinary thing – particularly here on the west coast of Canada – but we do seem to have skipped a season this year. Completely…! I know…! With climate change so much…