13yrs old Filipino boy ‘Kesz’ Valdez wins Children’s Peace Prize 2012

  This is a powerful story posted by DLCS Management....she attended the ceremony and saw Kesz receiving the Children's Peace Prize.   A remarkable story about a remarkable boy.  Do visit her blog, read the story and watch the video.  Moving and inspiring story about compassion, love, and hope - started by sharing his birthday... Continue Reading →

Cooking Oyster Salad with Åke Edwardson

So what have I been doing, huh?  Not on the blog, that's for sure.  And it will be awhile before I get back to regular blogging. A trans Atlantic move tends to change one's habits. I've been enjoying Victoria, most especially walking in Beacon Hill Park and the seafront along Dallas Road.  Long early morning... Continue Reading →

William Kurelek at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Went to the opening of William Kurelek: The Messenger at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, last night. Was struck by the incredible detail of Kurelek's paintings, and also the window onto his life's experiences, in particular growing up on the prairies.  Paintings of twisters and hail storms, the Northern Lights and dawn, Polish weddings... Continue Reading →

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