Sharing who we are
Stephanie Mitchell 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
Yes, I admit it, I’ve skipped a few days here. Yes, there are good reasons. Today, however, I want to tell you very briefly about a whole bunch of people I don’t even know personally. Rey, Mark, Bill, Carol and Carol are all good friends of a dear and close friend of mine. My friend … Read more
Typo, right? A gratefulness post about dentists? Listen, children, to the story… So I get this text from my daughter Liz this morning: “Can you look after the kids while they go to the dentist?” Yikes, I think. But the follow-up text explains that they have separate appointments and she wants me to look after … Read more
I love singing. I sing in a vocal ensemble, I sing with the radio, I even sing karaoke when brave, among friends, doing a duet with a dear friend or drunk. The problem is, while I can sing with people, I don’t have the confidence or technique to sing on my own for others’ pleasure. … Read more
I have no idea who this guy is but he was certainly in the right place at the right time. I had driven out to Mission for lunch with my partner – normally about a 20-minute drive, NASCAR-style. Leaving Maple Ridge, the roads were wet, salted and bare, so quite passable. This Little Old Lady … Read more
It was warm tonight at The ACT. The thermometer wouldn’t show it, but there was a good and tangible energy there. It wasn’t the energy of a performance (for my irregular readers, The ACT is our community theatre), although those generate their own special energy. It was an energy of caring, of sharing and of … Read more
Today was a busy day. Two special times were memorable for me, though. The first was in the morning. Those of you who know that I’m not a morning person may find that hard to believe, but perhaps you will be reassured if I tell you that it was in fact late morning. Very late … Read more