Bring on the new year!

I know y'all aren't used to the chatterbox being so quiet, and I've had a number of friends and readers message me over the last little while to see if I was OK and why I hadn't updated my blog in a bit. 

And Unto Her A New Chapter Is Born!

A year ago today in a flurry of enthusiasm, and waves of brainstorming, we signed papers and embarked on a new adventure, the opening of a Gallery. 

Thankful Thursday - Build It Up And Tear It Down!

I guess I don't talk about it much, but to be honest I don't really think about it very often either..   

The End of An Era - The Balloon Floats Away

A recent photo of Marj outside of the store

The news came as a shock to some, and the confirmation of rumor to others. The end of an era in Cardinal - Cardinal's very own party girl Marj Kempffer announced her retirement October 1st.  

The Catalyst of My Dreams #TBT 1986

I thought I’d share a personal Throwback Thursday this week.  My #TBT as it were, is a group photo of my grade 11 Journalism class at Centennial Sr. Secondary in Coquitlam BC from 1986.  

This is where a great many enthusiastic students got their first taste of what being a writer was all about. I was just 15 in this photo. 

Municipal Elections 2014 Turn the Page..

Another municipal election campaign has come and gone.  

While there were a few big surprises, for the most part things went the way many of us thought they would across the region. 

Overall, some new faces, some returning and with any luck, a new season of progress is on the agenda.

Pondering on 24..

Today marks the birthday of a young man who once made a simple request that completely changed the course of my life.  Of course we didn't know it at the time..