Category Archives: journey

Ottawa to Victoria

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

It’s the season for crossing the country from one side to the other to visit family. Always special times, no matter whether it’s just to sit and gab or for a wedding! These occasions are special, and we record them … Continue reading →

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Where Home Is

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

Everyone’s home is different, the map-reading a separate event, each series of directions special to who we are, what we do, where we live. Difficult to describe but everyone knows where their own home is … A WHERE HOME IS … Continue reading →

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Wedding senryu

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Joanna M. Weston

We’ve a family wedding coming up this weekend, a fantastic time for it to happen with so much to be thankful for: that they met, that they are so much in love, and that we can be there … A … Continue reading →

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The Reason He Flew

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Joanna M. Weston

I was at a surprise seventieth party a few weeks ago, great fun, and some priceless songs! One character there was a weird and wild green balloon man … A A THE REASON HE FLEW A green man flying   … Continue reading →

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Joseph and Mary

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Joanna M. Weston

I’ve always wondered about Joseph and Mary. Off they went, Mary heavily pregnant, on a jolting journey. I suppose Mary couldn’t be left at home to have the baby in peace, but imagine how she felt, day after day, hoping … Continue reading →

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Tepotzlan Market

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Joanna M. Weston

When we travel I bring back a suitcase full of memories and a camera full of colour. I get glimpses of another culture, another way of doing life, of being, and that is all good … A A TEPOTZLAN MARKET          … Continue reading →

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The Lure

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Joanna M. Weston

Home-grown fruit and vegetables are in the local markets and just the smell of them is enough to make me hungry. I love the smell of tomatoes, the feel of fresh-picked lettuce, the joys of summer! Strawberries, raspberries … … … Continue reading →

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The Cameleer’s Story

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Joanna M. Weston

Some stories have no satisfactory ending, no ‘happy ever after’, no ‘bad-guy-gets-his-punishment’, no magic wand. We hear about the moment, the event, and then it fades into daily living. I think we’d like every story to have all the ends … Continue reading →

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The Potter’s Story

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Joanna M. Weston

Christmas is for me a time of story … the Santa Claus story, the Christmas story, family stories … So this month I’m going to tell stories, very short stories, of people on the edges who don’t make it into … Continue reading →

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