Life in the (artistic) Zone

"Can I have your ticket please?" I show the young woman with the stylish hair-cut my Royal B.C. Museum ticket, the one I paid $15.00 plus GST for. "No,  your ticket with a word printed on it...look...."  She deftly produces  a small, brightly colored laminated card palmed in her hand.  Only thing is, she shows... Continue Reading →

Victoria and Vancouver Island

I first visited Victoria in the 1970's and wanted to live here then, but it wasn't until 1990 that I returned.  Initially for a month's holiday to visit my family.  I stayed seven years.  After 15 years away, I'm back again.  What is the pull? The trees, the air, the slow pace of life, the... Continue Reading →

Pentz Road, Nova Scotia

Pentz is the name of the small road on the LaHave River, where we lived in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia when we came back to Canada after our year in England. I traded Latin and tennis classes at a British private boarding school, for a 2-room school house with a wood burning stove and outhouses... Continue Reading →

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