Category Archives: Odds & Ends

Happy BlissDay

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Birthday Peanut Butter Cup

Guess how many trick or treaters came to our front door on Halloween night, my all time favorite holiday?

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That’s right. Not a single child. It’s not completely unexpected in this youth-challenged town of ours. Also, I’m told that there is a big Halloween party at the community center for those kids we do have, complete with fireworks. So somewhere, someplace Halloween is happening, including in my own memories of days gone by, and the delight I had in creating costumes for The Boys and sometimes me. Here I am as my favorite character – Vera (her story here) – with my entourage… Continue reading →

A Different Point of View

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So what kind of an idiot leaves their camera out in the rain?

After almost exactly 3 years as my constant companion, my Canon Powershot SX30IS has, I fear, turned gimpy due to, well, unexplicable stupidity that I can’t begin to explic, and needs to be retired. Not happy.

July 4th marked 3 years since I returned to Canada from the Philippines. I remember that time so well. The day after I got here I went off to get this camera (The Eagle Has Landed) and it’s been with me recording my tales and explorations of this Left Coast and parts beyond ever since. After this unfortunate “accident” I took the camera into our forest to put it through its paces to see what damage had been done. I took a number of shots and then, mindful of the admonishments to always look behind you to see what the opposite view is, I happened to look up to find an entirely different view of this beloved forest. I spent a good half hour lying on my back on one of the benches, looking, seeing, watching the tops of the gigantic Doug Firs and Cedars sway in the wind and taking pictures, providing I’m sure, a different view for the few passersby as well.

A Different Point of View- Version 2 Continue reading →