Sharing who we are
Stephanie Mitchell “Thank you Stephanie, and officially welcome aboard! If you are able to come in Monday we can discuss specifics of pay, scheduling, etc….” So began a very short email I received today. Let me back up a bit, to 8 December 2011 – just over eight months ago. I volunteered for a charity portrait shoot … Read more
On Saturday, July 21, 2012 3 Cornbury members set up a table at the Vancouver Public Library which was holding it’s first GLBTQ Information Fair.
Sharon has volunteered to chair a 2nd AGM at our next dinner meeting on May 8, 2012 which starts at 7:00pm. The following are her comments:
I value highly the strength and guidance Cornbury has given me and I still value the group. I will be chairing the next dinner meeting on May 8th. I am hoping we can come to a basic consensus and get Cornbury moving forward through this coming year.
– topic agenda
Other than the last topic of Cornbury’s commitment Esprit – Topics or comments about Esprit will not be addressed as this meeting as this not the time or the place
This post is long overdue. There are many good reasons for that: I’ve just returned from an extended visit to Dr. Pierre Brassard’s clinic in Montreal which involved major surgery; I had three hours of jet lag on the return trip; and I’ve been slowly recuperating at home and getting back into a normal routine. … Read more
I’m on my way, from misery to happiness today! By the time most of you read this, I will actually, factually, finally be on my way. This is a very big, and quite frankly scary journey I’m making. Monday is my date for surgery – the procedure that will finally bring my body into congruence … Read more
Last night was a very different kind of evening for me. If you know me well, you know I’ve never been a fan of country music. In fact, I have to admit that I’m usually one of those who laughs heartily at those “she stole muh tractor an’ muh dawg died” country music jokes. But because a … Read more
Well, it sounds better than “bar-hopping”, doesn’t it? Besides, there was only one bar, er, pub, involved so there was no actual hopping to speak of. So I saw a posting right on this here Facebook about a band called Lotus that was playing at The Rusty Gull Pub in North Vancouver. Now I had … Read more
Today is an anniversary for me. For those of you who don’t know, I am transgender, meaning I am a woman born into a man’s body. Without going into all the whys and wherefores of why this is so and how my life has been because of it, I will tell you that for me … Read more
A richly textured love story
Today I took Lorraine to the airport. She is off to visit with her family in Toronto for four weeks. We questioned the wisdom of booking a 7:00am flight out of Vancouver, especially when it takes an hour to get from our house to the airport. That meant getting up at 4:00 to hit the … Read more