Well, that wasn’t planned. The whole day was organized, to the minute, but when they say “shit happens” they ain’t far wrong. We were at the hairdressers where Ruby and Sadie and their Mom were getting their hair done. We dropped in to visit but there was a special reason we were there, Ruby had […]
We were successfully on the bus. I had had the sole responsibility for getting the kids up, dressed, fed, and on the bus on time for our trip to see Joe sing in the church choir. We worked together as a well oiled machine. I was strapped down up front and the girls were asked […]
Environment Canada has issued special weather advisories for several regions of the province for extremely cold temperatures and arctic outflows causing strong winds combined with snowfall. The Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Naomi Yamamoto is encouraging British Columbians to prepare with the following tips and resources: Winter Weather Readiness Tips […]
Please feel free to make suggestions for changes … I’d like this to be fun and funny and accurate … so I’m open to making changes: 12 Days Dis Christmas On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: an apartment I can poo in. On the second day of Christmas my […]
He arrived just as I was nearing the end of the aisle. Because of the displays a narrow passageway had been created. One person at a time would be able to make it through. I am expert now in knowing if my chair will fit through any particular space and was sure it would accommodate […]
by Jeff Stackhouse The 33rd annual edition of the Mission Candlelight Parade began 43 years ago as a daytime parade. It was decided 10 years later that it looked much better at night so it was changed to the Fraser Valley’s only nighttime parade event in BC. ( It is now the most […]
Joe was in the choir on Sunday. He’d been working toward this for a couple of week, dutifully heading off to choir practices even when he didn’t much feel like it. He was singing in both morning services but as Ruby and Sadie were spending the weekend with us, we decided that the three of […]
Have you ever wanted to grab words, that have spilled out of your mouth, and pull them back. Make the said, unsaid? I was chatting with a woman who had told me only a few minutes before that she wasn’t looking forward to the holidays this year because times were tight. She had managed to […]
I got on the bus, heading to my work’s annual holiday party, looking forward to the evening ahead. It’s nice to spend time with people without the pressures of day to day demands. The driver wasn’t chatty. At all. I asked him how many pickups and drop offs before we got to where I was […]
A bi-monthly update with news, stories and tips Artist reborn: Teresa is celebrated by her new community When Franke James introduces her sister Teresa Pocock as an artist, Teresa will usually jump in to add that she’s also a poet, an author and a self advocate. Teresa recently published a book of her illustrations and poetry […]
