We got up early and drove out to Long Beach yesterday.  It takes about 2 1/2 hours to get there.  We have stopped at many of the interesting spots along the way many times : Coombs Country Market, Englishman Rivers Falls, Little Qualicum Falls, Cathedral Grove (with the giant trees), Sproat Lake, Kennedy Lake, the water-carved rocks pull-out, all the beautiful places that you can stop, just for a few minutes, and enjoy the Island.  But yesterday we wanted to drive quickly out to the Beach to ...
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Today is the anniversary of our wedding.  We were married 33 years ago but we have actually been together since high school!  I was only 16...
One day I heard Joni Mitchell on the radio.  I decided that I wanted to learn to play the guitar and sing too!  When I got home I announced my intentions.  My younger sister, Bonnie, asked me, "Who is going to teach you?"
I replied,  " I don't know yet."
She told me that there was a new family in town and that she knew that James Duperron played the guita...
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We just finished making a large beautiful piece from my Waterfalls series.  It took us over 3 hours!  I am exhausted... I look forwards to opening the lehr tomorrow morning!  I will set up my pattern so we can do one more tomorrow...there is just enough glass left.  The image takes a lot of glass as I make many trips back and forth to the piece adding more rivulets until I get the feeling of cascading, cool, frothing water...

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