Is it just me, or has November been weird? And felt like six months instead of one? Doesn’t it seem like everyone you know is feeling down, overwhelmed, confused? Wrestling with choices about careers, and relationships, and their place in the world? Desperate for some kind of change, a fresh start? The photo above isContinue reading “The Sunny Hours”
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Hidden Colours
WARNING: Brief, disjointed thoughts ahead. Things (well, just a few of the many, many things) on my mind this month: Thanksgiving — in Canada, we celebrate in October. Gratitude. The paths we take and the ones we left behind that still make us wonder, What if? Choices. Colours. How we see the world, and others,Continue reading “Hidden Colours”
Fun and Games
Amusement parks are all fun and games until you decide to try the tilt-a-whirl in your 40s. (Ask me how I know, haha.) Mere seconds in, I had to give the thumbs down signal to stop the ride and be let off — with the kids on board giving me the evil eye — thenContinue reading “Fun and Games”
Smile and Wave
Not only did I celebrate another poem out on July 1 (thanks, Paddler Press!), but I also spent Canada Day going down memory lane. Almost thirty years 😳 after being crowned Miss Osoyoos, I was back in my home town for a royalty reunion and the big parade in honour of the 75th anniversary ofContinue reading “Smile and Wave”
These Magic Moments
Beginning about autumn of last year, I told everyone I knew that the first half of 2025 was going to be stupid. Not all bad stupid, mind you, but beyond busy. And just as predicted, it has been. The last show of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour in Vancouver. The release of my first poetry chapbookContinue reading “These Magic Moments”
Woman with Still Life
This is a glimpse at some of my writing study decor, including a new-to-me painting (upper left) that I spotted at a thrift store on a weekend at the end of March. It’s not a print — it’s an actual painting on canvas. Although done in 1999 by a mystery artist, it’s actually a copyContinue reading “Woman with Still Life”
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
How does my garden grow? Victoria in spring (we start earlier here) is just 👌. Not all of Canada is under snow right now! I went for a walk early this month and accidentally stepped into an impressionist painting! Still, the rain that brings all of those flowers can get to you. Make you aContinue reading “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary”
Extra! Extra!
My rating for 2025 so far? One out of five stars. Mainly because this year has, to date, meant I’ve been under the weather off and on since just before the calendar changed. I’m talking cough, cold, headaches, and unrelenting fatigue. Which isn’t conducive to writing. And which means this post is shorter than usual.Continue reading “Extra! Extra!”
Begin/Stop
When Christmas was in sight, I was already run down and dragging my sorry carcass (since early November, really) to the holiday and some much needed time off. And once I’d gotten through all the events in the calendar leading up to and including Christmas Day, plus another one that had to be rescheduled forContinue reading “Begin/Stop”
Cheers
Not a bad way to start the month. My October 1st day trip to Vancouver felt like a fever dream by that evening. (Which may have had something to do with getting up at 3:30 in the morning!) Although I made the trek from Victoria across the strait for an appointment, there was time forContinue reading “Cheers”
Time Travels On
Summer’s over, but I’m having trouble letting it go. I’m still wearing dresses, and a fun pair of Keds (the right foot shoe features a bright pink flamingo) as long as the weather allows. This year, summer also meant the start of my new phase of solo adventures — finding my way out of aContinue reading “Time Travels On”
The Art of Doing Nothing
Not working on books for a while is scarily, seductively addictive. Wait, did I say that in the last post? If I did, I blame it on my sun-muddled brain. As I write this, I’m on a trip/vacation home to Osoyoos, in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley — our own Napa of the North. And thankfully,Continue reading “The Art of Doing Nothing”
Sonia Nicholson 