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Traffic noise amidst the winds of change

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The life was sucked out of me on 12th Avenue. The incessant traffic noise I wrote about on more than one occasion in my journal. It didn’t ebb and flow there but rather marched no cannon balled and madly screamed back and forth along that magnificent tree lined East Vancouver Street.
I remember mere moments of [...]

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Seasonal Kaleidoscopes or Why I Like Winter

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Each Winter I seem to migrate no hibernate into my dreams, put paint brush to hand and begin painting floral and embellished little artworks. Stroke after stroke I load the paintbrush and simply paint. I think it dawned on me that much of my recent angst was due to not letting my mind flow freely [...]

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A New Brunswick Diary

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Dear Diary,
Aug 12 – Moved to our new home in New Brunswick. It is so beautiful here. The northern woods are so majestic. Can hardly wait to see snow. I love it here.
Oct 14 – New Brunswick is the most beautiful place on earth. The leaves have turned colors – shades of red and orange. [...]

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You are invited…

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…to my home.
For a Merry Christmas open studio & art sale
Friday, December 4, 2009 – 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Saturday, December 5, 2009 – 11:00AM to 4:00PM
Hope you can make it even just to say hi to Milton the Fish!
Original artwork & illustrations, matted prints, framed art, open and limited edition prints, miniature prints, 2010 Art calendars, [...]

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I am selling my art at Rhodas Christmas Festival at Harbour Station this weekend!

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Wow, what an insane couple of week’s it has been getting ready for this giant upcoming sale. I will be selling my originals, prints, limited edition prints, ACEO (wallet size) mini prints, matted prints, calendars, greeting cards and miniature greeting cards. Also on hand will be a nice selection of framed and ready to hang [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

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Today I am thankful to be alive albeit sick with the flu.
Today I am thankful to have you in my life.
Today I am thankful to be earning a living with my art.
Today I am thankful to own my own home.
Today I am thankful Missy is better and blinking that eye again.
Today I am humbled.
And there [...]

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Where I live you NEED a pair of these!

Waterproof boots

Woolie handknit hat and warm coat

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Fermenting Canadian Ice Wine

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I think I miss the point completely on occasion and float away into my own little world forgetting that which exists and already surrounds me. Then I get to thinking about that point and why it has to be tipped and pointy and why is can’t be round, soft and interchangeable with beams of light [...]

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The clouds broke open lighting the trees on fire

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While the sun was setting over the city, it’s beams shone through the cloud cover lighting the backyard tress on fire. With camera in hand taking pictures of the many glistening trees facing West I was mesmerized by the red’s, oranges and yellows on this grey winter’s day. It turned the sky an awesome deep [...]

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Secret #3 – Live Within Walking Distance

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The community itself is beautiful; wartime houses from both WWI and WWII dot the hills here with mature maple, oak and lilac trees growing along the sidewalks. There is an influx of younger folks moving in as the older residents pass away or move into old age homes. Schools are close to. Homes are being [...]

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In search of supplies, systems and the middle class dream

Beginning your own business from scratch without going into debt is a fun challenge. Add to that a student loan that is 10 years old that must continue to be paid down. So far so good.
The next immediate need is bookkeeping software to track my incoming and outgoing costs, supply, packaging and advertising costs as [...]

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If I was Elected Mayor

When I am elected mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick…
I will triple public transportation.
I will double the tax the Irving Corporation’s pay to the city for polluting it.
I will force fines and public cleanup on people who think it cool to camp out and swim in our drinking water on the East Side of [...]

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The Paxil Taper Caper

Since the beginning of July 2007 I have been diligently tapering off Paxil… ever so s-l-o-w-l-y. These past few weeks have been the roughest. The first few months of tapering were doable, tolerable and generally well received by my mind, body and soul.
Let me elaborate on the following from this post please:
2 – Tapering off [...]

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You know what’s hard list

1 – Earning about a dollar more than minimum wage per hour when the Canadian dollar is worth a quizillion dollars on world markets today
2 – Tapering off Paxil without proper medical care due to inequalities in the Canadian Medicare system
3 – Having your friend / sex buddy move away to Northern Manitoba to work [...]

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The last day of letting go is not for the faint of finger movements

It’s the final countdown!
dne ne neuhhhhhh
ne ne ne ne neeuhhhh
Everything is half price today at the Moving BACK-EAST Sale!
Today for 4 hours *I aim to sell everything I have for sale.
*All remaining items are being donated to charity; specifically women’s shelters and mental and/or addiction treatment center’s for womyn. One of the toughest things for [...]

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