September 14

                                   Yaletown

On a drizzly Saturday,...

A thrifted wool cream coat stashed for several years became my best friend and sanity saver.  Visit Cream of the Crop August 13th 2019 blog for the first steps now that it's finished.    HERE

Meditation through stitchery centered me, stitch by stitch.  ...

                            Taiwan Fest 2019

Sunday 

Sept.1st

Opportunities

to

explore

other

cultures

happens

often

in

Vancouver. 

After

taking

a

short

bus

ride,

Handsome

and

I 

immersed ourselves.

OOTD

Judy

a...

                  Whidbey Island,  Oak Harbor

                             Washington State

                              a long weekend...

Vancouver Jazz Festival 2019 Sona Jobarteh The Gambia

In my world, hand stitching is just another word for bliss. It has the ability to take me out of my head.

My blue/pink shawl is from My Sister’s Closet,

a Vancouver charity for battered women.

A dowdy cream colored thrifted wool coat had been hibernating in my stash for...

               THE FRENCH COMMUNITY gathered

                for crepes, confections and good cheer

                   on BASTILLE DAY last July 14th

...

Sunday, July 21st Folk Festival, Jericho Beach

In

honor

of

the

event,

Handsome

 and

   I

decided

  to

explore

the

fest’s

'hood

  of

Point

Grey.

Judy and the MOO COW CHEST are giving themselves

permission to be very happy. It is a smile competition.

...

          On Tuesday, July 23rd, I took a short bus ride to

              My Sister’s Closet,

a boutique thrift shop in Vancouver's Yale Town.

I looked forward to meeting up with a fellow blogger, Colleen...

a balmy Saturday June 15th

Emery Barnes Park Vancouver

The Gathering

A jubilant street/ park

party

was the place to be!

It was put together by the Downtown South Gathering Place,

an organization primarily serving vulnerable populations.

In

a

flash,

I

spied

The

Can-Do’s.

C...