Listen to My Latest Interview with CBC Yukon on My New Novel, “Hotel Beringia”
Listen to my latest interview with CBC Yukon on my new literary fiction novel, Hotel Beringia Click on image below to be listen to interview on CBC Radio Live:
Koalas of South Australia
My eldest daughter lives in South Australia. This early spring–in Canada, early fall in Australia–Mistaya took me on many amazing hikes. My favouirte was a hike through koloa country. We spotted a total of 23 wild koalas in the trees … Read More
Pippi Graduates
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My youngest daughter, Pippi, graduated from high school this June. She graduated with an A+ average and won a School District award for Excellence in Fine Arts. Our city in British Columbia has a wonderful lakeside “grad walk” tradition. The … Read More
Queen Medb’s Message
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Queen Medb’s Message to Me One of my most cherished experiences in Ireland happened during my visit to County Sligo, a region to which I have ancestral ties. County Sligo holds particular significance in my family history as it served … Read More
Hell Cave: The Birth Place of Halloween
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Oweynagat (Cat Cave) Birth place of Samhain (Halloween) Contae Shligigh (County Sligo), Eire (Ireland) In my quest to unearth the secrets of my ancestors and the ancient Gaelic rainforest peoples, I find myself inexorably drawn to the timeless beauty and mystique … Read More
The Harts of Tara, Ireland
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The Harts of Tara, Ireland Rematriate: to restore a people to their rightful place in sacred relationship with their ancestral land and life ways. Tara, where it all started… I am an Irish Canadian. My ancestry is half Irish. My … Read More
Ancient Trackways: Rainforest Peoples
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Ancient Trackways: Rainforest Peoples This is the third instalment in my journey to trace my ancient trackways. I share my journey as I explore the wild scapes that have shaped who I am and have left traces in my DNA memory. … Read More
Following My Ancient Trackways: Northern Nomads
Following My Ancient Trackways: Northern Nomads This is my quest to connect with the wild scapes that have shaped who I am and have left traces in my DNA memory. I hope to uncover the ancestral trackways that have lead … Read More
Following Ancient Trackways
Shout Out to Earth’s Wild Childs! …those who feel the call of the wild—a deep connectedness to the natural landscapes that they call home. We literally become a part of these wild scapes—we breath the oxygen provided by the trees, … Read More
Luck of an Irish Canadian
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! Irish-Canadian Hart Brothers My Grandfather (Edward) and 3 of his brothers (Thomas, William, Michael)—first generation of Irish Canadians On St. Patrick’s Day I honour my Irish ancestors (I’m 1/2 Irish)🍀 They are my heroes—their courage inspires … Read More
Whales and Glaciers: Alaska by Sea
Alaska By Sea Does Not Disappoint: glaciers, humpback whales, orcas, dolphins, seals and sea otters. Mountains of Glacier Bay, Alaska I had the thrill of cruising along the coast of British Columbia’s inside Passage and up into Alaska this … Read More
My Covid Story: 3 Vaccinations and 2 Infections Later
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It makes little sense who will be hit hard by COVID—this is the unsettling thing about the virus. In 2020, the first COVID infection skipped my lungs and I recovered quickly. 2 years later, in 2022, a second COVID strain hit … Read More
The Summer of No Return
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At this very moment, I write this to the endless sound of water bombers soaring overhead, one after another, off to fight a war started by our own forestry industry against the forests of British Columbia. I remain inside, … Read More
A Rose Garden Chapter 6
A Rose Garden Chapter 6 July They’d left too much. The neighbourhood was blocked off. Police were letting residents back for supervised visits to their homes to collect essentials that were forgotten in the mad rush to vacate the mountain. … Read More
A Rose Garden Chapter 5
A Rose Garden Chapter 5 Everything was dry. Elsa’s online counseling calls dried up. She was relieved, spared from imparting positivity and wisdom that she no longer held…Elsa had dried up too. The monotony as a mountain-top prisoner … Read More