Red Cedar
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Yes, my Uncle Gustave did fly before the Wright brothers. Jane’s says so.
A German phone number showed up on my cel phone this morning – and in the midst of some work stress (read panic) regarding a web application I am launching next week – I decided to answer it. My family being from Germany originally… Continue Reading “Yes, my Uncle Gustave did fly before the Wright brothers. Jane’s says so.”
East Van Blossoms
Walking to work this morning I heard an owl hooting a warning, woodpeckers tapping at the telephone poles, and lots of songbirds. I was glad to have left my headphones off for a change.
Design notebook: Summer clothing!
Yesterday I handed in my final paper of the school year and went straight from that small victory to running some errands, cooking a duck, cleaning the kitchen, and finishing up a small bit of painting I started three weeks ago (turning the ironing… Continue Reading “Design notebook: Summer clothing!”
Breaking our backs….. (a rant about keeping down the working class)
In March, Canada posted the loss of 54,000 jobs. That’s right folks, 54,000 jobs disappeared in one month, wiping out the gain of 50,000 jobs in February plus some. And it’s not like jobs have been plentiful around here to start with. From what… Continue Reading “Breaking our backs….. (a rant about keeping down the working class)”
Mobilizing myself: A 3-month personal change experiment
Some days it seems like so much is going on that I can’t say anything because my tongue gets tied just trying to figure out what’ s the most important, and what doesn’t need talking about at all. That’s a little how I’m feeling… Continue Reading “Mobilizing myself: A 3-month personal change experiment”
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