Tagged: recovery

Sophie’s words..

I love Sophie Strand. Her stories weave the most gorgeous concepts together and her words flow from a very deep connection to all that is.. Especially grateful for these words which resonate with me: “to...

Christmas hats

For the past few months, I’ve been making hats. The first one was a beautiful hat, but when time came to size it, it was far too big. And I’ve already washed it. So, I...

In the Footsteps of Rumi

My introduction to Kiya Tabassian’s ensemble, Constantinople, was from watching this amazing performance on video several years ago. From many accounts since, this very performance was magical with the “marriage” of the Montreal-based Constantinople with...

An ode to my messy apartment

When cracked wide open, everything spills out An endless flowingness of pictures, mementos, vignettes, feelings The past is in crumpled pages on the floor, and yet New life emerges, and the violet needs watering Attempts...

All in context…

Minding my own business here in my apartment smack in the middle of Vancouver proper… doing more, bit by bit. Last week, I spent a couple of hours at the local second hand store chain...

Needlework as therapy

Art has played a huge part in my ongoing recovery from head injury more than two years ago. There were many, many days of bed rest when all I could do was rest, and try...

Re-creation

Living with what has become chronic pain and problems with brain function is extremely challenging, to state the obvious.  Maybe the most difficult parts have been coming to terms with the nature of the problems...