The 12th to the 12th. Ginger was born on the 12th and passed on to the afterlife on the 12th. If you read Left, you “met” Ginger. It’s getting close to Christmas and this time of year can be full of expectations and for some, memories. Ginger loved the twinkling lights of the holidays. She […]

Tis the season to be busy. We start decorating and making those lists. Going to the store now, there is barely a parking space in sight. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and sales after the sales get us all going. I come home and there’s Bear. Bear the great barometer. His facial expressions say so much, […]

Corie Olausen made this for me. He is my little cousin, who probably isn’t so little anymore. After 40 years, he found me. I am so grateful for Left and this time in my life. What a talented young man. He will forever be young in my eyes. When he was little, I would fill […]

As I get older, I find returning to creativity so important. Create your Joy. Whatever it looks like. Just start. If you read Left, my dad instilled in me a love for art as a child. My eyes catalogued my supplies. My hands held the crayons and oily pastels. I sat in the smell of […]

“I am ready… keep on keep on.” Writing Left was a journey of survival and healing, and now I’m ready to keep sharing it, one conversation and one connection at a time. Thank you to everyone who supported me at the book signing for Left at Indigo South Common, Edmonton, October 19th, 2025. Great news, […]

It was such a treat to drive around in the car with all the windows down with my dad looking for hidden gems. I still do it once in a while, but now I put Bear in the truck. I roll down the window so he can look out as we follow the signs searching […]