My walking adventure on the Camino de Santiago gave me a perfect setting for a novel that was nesting away in my heart and my mind for quite a while. So I launched my long-suffering hero and heroine, Bob and Brigit, along the trail to sort out their lives. Lives that they had managed to…
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Hallo Camino
Between 2005 and 2006 I walked the Camino across northern Spain. It took me three visits and even then there was a little chunk on the Meseta that I missed between visits two and three. My approach to travel is that I prefer to go deep and slow rather than fast and far. You can…
My art doodles
My Art -my painting and pen doodles: I love messing around with the lines and colours. Austin Kleon, in his little magic book: Steal Like an Artist, points out that being creative in one area nurtures your creativity in another. So paint to write Julia! Art really is a fun project of my heart. I…
The symphony of human voices
Now I have had my second Covid vaccine, for which I am extremely grateful. I was booked at an Alberta health location in the north of Edmonton in a large space built for retail. We were scheduled in cohorts for every 10 minutes with clear instructions not to come early! After a couple of identity…