Just a thought… Life is full of awe and grace and truth, mystery and wonder. I live in that atmosphere. [Dion DiMucci] Well, for once I have a valid excuse if there are typos or any other oddities in today’s blog: on Thursday in Victoria I had a cataract removed and a new lens put
Erin’s Journals
Monday, July 7, 2025
Just a thought… Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week. [Maggie Kuhn] It’s 7-7 – Ringo Starr’s 85th birthday. Now that is old age – not you or I, my friend! In honour of one of the last two remaining
Monday, June 23, 2025
Just a thought… When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane. [Hermann Hesse] In one week I’ll mark six years of sobriety. We call it a “birthday” and it means that I’m past the halfway point of the longest period of not drinking that I accomplished (10 years) before
Monday, June 16, 2025
Just a thought… …all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. [John Steinbeck] Boy, it can be hard to leave Vancouver Island. But not for the reasons you think! Last Wednesday, for the second time in a
Monday, June 9, 2025
Just a thought… If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. [From the film The Crow] First off, welcome in – and I hope you had a great weekend. Here on lower Vancouver Island (not to be confused with the great