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Saturday, July 4, 2026

The Surprise of Tomorrow

Van Gogh
The Immersive Experience in Regina 2023


Maps are drawings, 

 sketches that show the way 

  around the corner, 

   out of the city, 

     over the prairies 

    to the mountains and 

into the surprise of tomorrow 

 as each step and minute

  passes under our feet.




“I learned what every dreaming child needs to know, 

that no horizon is so far you cannot get above it or beyond it.”

~ Beryl Markham, author

(1902 ~ 1986)

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Books


Stacked haphazardly or 
lined up neatly in 

real bookshelves or 
shelves for any purpose


Stories of family sagas, 

stories of personal triumphs


Narrative of biography, 

memoir or autobiography 


Novels full of comedy, history or

dramatic, mysterious or mind bending


Instructions and self help for living life effectively

A Bible from a grandparent when I was 13, 


Slim volumes of poetry written by relatives.

children’s books, ancient and brand new


Cookbooks gathered lovingly on their own shelf

All overflowing to a shelf, a counter or the floor


No order by title or alphabet or author

constantly changing at the whim of 


‘what shall I read’, or ‘I read that 10 years ago’

~ I wonder how much I remember 


perhaps a new book will find it’s way 

into my shopping basket at the bookstore 


All of them my faithful companions that have 

taught and entertained with travel, tears and laughter.


“I think books are like people, in the sense that 

they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.”

~ Emma Thompson