Living Dangerously
In the corner of the dining room where the windows meet, above where I sleep, there used to live a large brown spider. Its conical web fascinated me as well…
Category: Thinking Out Loud
Preparing for the Inner Workout
I woke to the scent of lilacs this morning. Perfect way to usher in a sunny day and some clear thinking. This week I have been considering getting fit for…
Finding Hope in Unexpected Places
Yesterday, while driving home from the grocery store, two police cars came racing toward me on Highway 525. One by one, the cars ahead pulled to the side of the…
View from the Treetops
This has been a week of radical ideas perched in my forest of familiarity. Unlike the Green Peace rebels though, these radicals called for cutting some big trees. I started to get nervous.…
Building a Pattern Language of My Own
I have more questions than answers. For me, that makes life interesting. In my first blog, I linked to the site of my favorite book, “A Pattern Language“, by Christopher…
Thriving on Complexity
On a cold morning in March, pedalling along Bush Point Road, I saw this sign. I realized that I didn’t know where I was. My mind was on an inward…
Mysterious entries in my writing notebook
I found this tucked between the pages of my writing notebook: The note arrived as I was preparing to write my first piece for Stella Sunday Afternoons and I was…
