Seventh Annual Summer So(u)lstice at Royal Oak Burial Park. June 25, 2016.

Seventh Annual Summer So(u)lstice at Royal Oak Burial Park. June 25, 2016. When my husband Yves Loran passed away in 2001, I did what many people do--keep his cremated ashes at home--while I made a decision about a final resting place.  Many years later, after exploring all options, and remembering that my beloved grandfather was buried at Royal Oak Burial Park (ROBP), we chose a columbarium nestled in a grove of trees.  Royal Oak Burial … [Read more...]

Finding The Poem in Your Heart’s Garden with Wendy Morton. October 24 2015

Finding The Poem in Your Heart’s Garden with Wendy Morton. October 24, 2015 Have you ever written poetry? Do you believe, as I did, that your muse has abandoned you? A prolific writer in my teens and twenties, I had all but given up on my writing until a chance encounter with Victoria area poet, Wendy Morton, at Planet Earth Poetry. For years I carried words that I attributed to Wendy in my daytimer, and while attending an evening poetry … [Read more...]

Finding The Poem in Your Heart’s Garden with Wendy Morton at RRU February 9th 2013

I have declared 2013 to be The Year of Taking More Risks, Having More Fun, and  Expanding Cultural Horizons, and will be exploring this theme on my blog. I can’t think of a better way to do all three than to attend Finding The Poem in Your Heart’s Garden with Wendy Morton at Royal Roads University, Saturday February 9th. Wendy is my poetry mentor, the woman who re-ignited my passion for the form, both written and spoken. … [Read more...]

Finding The Poem in Your Heart’s Garden with Wendy Morton at RRU

Have you ever written poetry?  Do you believe, as I did, that your muse has abandoned you?  A prolific writer in my teens and twenties, I had all but given up on my writing until a chance encounter with Victoria area poet, Wendy Morton, at Planet Earth Poetry. … [Read more...]