If there is nothing wrong, does that mean it’s all right?
Last Wednesday afternoon, my friend, Danuta, invited me to watch a movie with her. We pulled the blinds and sat on her comfortable sofa...
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Mar 19, 20131 min read
Facing the inevitable . . . or not
Just after listening on Sunday to the beautiful young woman who lost her entire family with one stroke of nature, a tidal wave, there was...
Mar 17, 20131 min read
The Wave
When I went into my studio this morning, I turned my attention to cleaning up. After a week of intense, passionate, sometimes renetic...
Mar 16, 20131 min read
When I close my eyes
The ice breaking up on the lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. All I see is paint. Big slashes of paint. In all the colors I’ve been...
Mar 11, 20130 min read
Mar 11, 20132 min read
Out of the ordinary
This weekend past, I spent a couple of days in magical Bear River, a little village, population 900 (I think), in northern Nova Scotia....
Mar 3, 20131 min read
In defense of grumpiness
Writer Peter Frase talked to Jian Ghomeshi on “Q” this Thursday past, defending rude service and how we are slaves to “service with a...
Feb 27, 20131 min read
What’s in a name
This week I decided to give my students a new twist on making an abstract painting. First, I had them write their name on paper in paint....
Feb 26, 20131 min read
How to repair a pothole
“Always make new mistakes.” #Pothole
Feb 25, 20131 min read
The moon on ice
Full moon over the lake, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Did you ever try to brush your teeth with your non-dominant hand? Try it!...
Feb 24, 20132 min read
Details: getting them in a line
P1040252, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. A little bit ago, a friend suggested I start teaching in my house. I had been looking around...
Feb 23, 20131 min read
I’d rather be painting
Indigo Girls at Park West in Chicago, September 18, 2005. (left to right: Amy Ray and Emily Saliers) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Indigo...
Feb 11, 20131 min read
When
Snow in February, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. We’ve had a lot of snow in Eastern Canada recently. Enough to make the roads narrow,...
Jan 30, 20131 min read
“If you cannot be enlightened, pretend to be someone who is enlightened, and then behave like
I found a great video of an inspirational commencement speech on Rachel Pink’s blog. It’s great. The speaker, Neil Gaiman, not only...
Jan 27, 20131 min read
What’s going on here
So, my driveway has been plowed four times since I’ve been back from NYC. Three times in three days, in fact. It’s been cold, very cold,...
Jan 18, 20131 min read
My New York
There are many ways to think about New York City. It’s big, it’s crowded, loud, sometimes brash, always exciting. Here are a few ways I...
Jan 16, 20131 min read
Back on the ranch
Halifax is not New York. I had a long day traveling, with a seven hour wait in the Philadelphia airport because of flight delays and...
Jan 12, 20130 min read
Jan 12, 20131 min read
Remember?
When we went to the radiation clinic for a followup visit, Damian bounded up to the reception desk with a cheerful smile and said:...
Jan 9, 20130 min read
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