Categories: Argument
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Really? People who are in the public eye tend to be fair game for folks who may be having a bad day, or who have low self-esteem, or who are just plain envious. I used to hear that phrase all the time when one of the folks I was trying to ‘serve’ with respect, creativity and patience, didn’t like the answer. Mind you, I loved my work – Manpower & Immigration (employment consultant – where some of my most marketable clients were convicted murderers who’d learned a trade behind bars), Special Projects Coordinator (federal grants management for women’s, youth and Native initiatives that made a difference), Policy Manager, Police Services Advisor (juggling issues with police chiefs, boards and associations around Ontario). We always had…
Categories: Modern life
Tagged: entitlement, policing, public service
I am thrilled to have been asked by Allyson Latta, a writer and facilitator whom I admire tremendously, to contribute to her website by writing a blog post describing 7 Treasures. Allyson specializes in memoir, and reading the contributions listed on her site was both humbling and inspiring for me. Here is her web link. Allyson couldn’t include all of the photos, so I’ve posted them here. Of course, I emailed the link to members of my family. My son, who is in the photo of my Mom wearing the superman sweater, was touched. My daughter-in-law, granddaughter and brothers want more stories. I have several Rubbermaid boxes and half a dozen albums crammed with photographs, letters and greeting cards dating back to the 1940s,…
Tagged: Family, history, memoir, photographs
I’m trying to stay focused and work on my three draft books and complete a detailed story outline for my first novel. Instead, I find myself tinkering with the collection of erotic short stories I put together in January. Designing the cover. Changing the book title. Reading articles on self-publishing and formatting and display fonts. Redesigning the cover. Editing the short stories to make them more perspiration-worthy. But dammit, I’m not working on what I should be – the novels, the non-fiction that I really have to finish editing and get published this summer. It’s not that I’m blocked, because I keep coming up with new book ideas. Every time I read the newspaper, there are strange things happening that call out for a…
Categories: writing
From Threads Magazine… A LITTLE BIT OF PINCUSHION HISTORY In the years 1300 through 1400 metal pins were costly, and as you would imagine, not as readily available as they are today. They were usually stored in special needle/pin cases made from ivory, bone, silver or other metals. In the early 1700’s pin-pillows came into use–the predecessor of the pincushion of today. They were beautifully made from fine fabrics and often delicately embroidered. Soon the pin pillows became mounted on a silver, china, or wooden stand or base. In many cases the pincushion was actually used more as a home décor item than a sewing tool. During the early 1900’s pincushions became more common as a useful, functional sewing aid. THE TOMATO EVOLVES I also…
Categories: Creativity
Tagged: fabric tomatoes, pincushions, sewing, Threads Magazine
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