Folks, you may not believe me when I tell you this, but Cobourg has a street artist!
One day last week I noticed something graphic and colourful out of the corner of my eye as I was driving. It was…
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Joy Just Because is a weekly note from me to you. It also doubles as my mailing list for show and project announcements.
It's short and sweet, always free, and always written by me.
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Yesterday I received a form email from Mayor Olivia Chow of Toronto, which started with these lines:
“Over the past months, tens of thousands of residents and community leaders spoke out about what…
Read moreBecoming something else
Now I am changing, becoming something else
A creature of longing, tending only to myself
Perfume and Milk
Florence & the Machine
I have spent several hours over the past couple days writing what I can only describe as something…
Read moreTime to let things percolate
This week, the final episode of Make Like a Mother is out, featuring my conversation with Trish Dryden and Janita Wiersma - two people I could listen to talk for days. We had this chat live in front of an…
Read moreThe day got away from me
I had all my usual intentions to sit down and write today, and alas, it is 9:20pm and my best laid plans and I are sitting here giving each other the side-eye. Summer has arrived at my house this week…
Read moreIn pursuit of joyful abandon
I have secretly always wanted to dance. When I was five I told my mom I wanted to try figure skating. She suggested I try hockey instead. No shade to my mom, because hockey is still a massive passion of…
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