Category Archives: Girlfriends
Out Here in the Country
“…the people who live there have to give an opinion once a week or once a day, or else Mr. Mammon would soon cut off their food. But out here in the country you can walk all day and all … Continue reading
Companions
Sometimes our journey through life can be a bit mundane and we need a little livening up. Puppies are just the thing! These ones belong to my quilting, knitting, tea-drinking buddy, Leslie, and I am very pleased to welcome them … Continue reading
Still Girlfriends After 25 Years
While it is true that some of the women in the photo are far too young to be girlfriends for 25 years, the rest of us began meeting in September 1989 on Wednesday afternoons at my home in Nanaimo. We … Continue reading
An Honest Appraisal
Today the BC Yukon Women in Focus met in White Rock for their annual Autumn Celebration. Everything was perfectly arranged, the technical side of things worked well, there was sewing, singing, an inspiring message, great food, sweet conversations and a chocolate … Continue reading
Great White North
I don’t know very many people who have been to Yellowknife, let alone live there. Last weekend, all that changed! Women in Focus offers three workshops that we bring right into your own community. They are: Gifted and Called, Empowered Through Spiritual … Continue reading
What do Women Need?
I have just returned from Lebanon, as you know, where a church family of about 50 are distributing food and blankets to 500 refugees each month for 3 months. Apparently, the church was prone to the same navel-gazing tendencies we … Continue reading
Keats in Winter
Some people are just camp people. And some people are not. For those of us who love the outdoors and the social and often hilarious part of hanging out in community for a week, camp is especially special. The … Continue reading
Saying Goodbye
I’m not sure what’s happening in your circle of friends this winter but it seems there are more losses than usual in mine. Not that I have known many of them well, but enough to speak their children’s names in … Continue reading
Girls’ Weekend
Although it’s the first there is already something traditional-feeling about a pre-Christmas Smoker girls’ weekend in Victoria. Our youngest son came over to Dad-sit last weekend so I could join the girls and what a gift of a time we … Continue reading
A One Night Cruise
My cruising experience is rather limited but certainly story-worthy. A few years ago, I got a call around supper time on Friday night from my good friend, Janet, asking if I was interested in going on a cruise to Mexico. Sure, who wasn’t? She said … Continue reading