Fact: I did not support Jack Layton in his bid to become the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party. I backed the runner-up, who was left far behind in the dust of Jack’s first ballot victory at convention that day in 2003. We were a small group, the runner-up backers; we fit into a single … Continue reading And we’ll change the world…
Confessions of a Quitter Our family camp on the north shore of Lake Superior was the landing place for creating some of my most cherished family memories. I was young and single and enjoyed the arguable status of ‘best aunt in the whole wide world’ to my two young nephews. I think proximity had a … Continue reading She Leaved
This morning, while tidying up a bookshelf, I found this package of postcards. It's been sitting there for years - well actually, it's been sitting somewhere for years, moving from house to house, room to room with me because I just love it. I purchased this package at the Art Gallery of Ontario (the AGO) … Continue reading Snail mail, Frida Kahlo, and more