I have three favourite types of people; people I can laugh with…people I can drink coffee with…and people I can be honest with.  If you happen to be all three of these people captured in one amazing body…then you’re stuck with me for life!! I met Rachael and Joe for coffee one night.  We laughed […]

A few months ago, I was sitting in a room amid downtown Tacoma, Washington.  A group of absolutely amazing women sat in rows on wooden fold out chairs.  With all of their eyes looking intently upon me…I uttered four words that surprised even myself… “Art saved my life” I can remember being taken aback as […]

She used to sneak up next to my table without me even noticing at first. I’d be sitting at one of the bistro tables in Starbucks – earphones in – endlessly plucking away at my book and then I’d see the most adorable smiling face…checking in to see how it was all going!  I met […]

I love new beginnings with such immense passion. I love New Years Day and the first page of a new book.  I love birthdays and that first week of a new seasons.  I love early mornings and brand new clothes before they’ve been washed. There’s just something about that new “first” feeling!  And the same […]

We met just after 9am on a cold morning, two days after Christmas.  We drank coffee while facing a window that overlooked the quiet street.  We chatted about our holidays and the driving conditions and then finally, the question came up… “So, how long has it actually been?” Nearly twenty-years.  That’s what we calculated. It […]

When I first moved to Ottawa, there were only two people that I ended up knowing for any length of time; my father…and my new hair stylist! I stumbled upon this girl one beautiful fall evening when I was in desperate need of a trim and from there, I was hooked! I ended up following […]