Looking Back...

When I started this blog I had a lot of energy and was zipping downtown and having adventures, so I thought I would have a lot to write about...


Since then my circumstances have changed dramatically and I haven't been able to go out by myself since the summer.


I am mostly housebound right now, so I am very thankful to my friends for keeping in touch with me. I love emails as they can be read over and over. I also love cards and pictures. Sometimes I hang them up and they make me feel cheerful.

Hand-Made Cards

Sky Train Station

This is from a day this past summer. For my friends who don't live in the province, this is what the underground stations look like. I simply catch an elevator at street level and can scoot Ruby right up to the skytrain platform.

Downtown Garden

One thing I love about Vancouver is how things are juxtaposed against one another. You will often see beautiful, expensive homes right beside buildings that are falling down in disrepair. I am charmed by the city gardens. This garden is located right in the heart of downtown. I had to wait a fairly long timeto get the birds in flight in the picture.

Stained Glass

On this day I was on my way to the Pain Clinic and I stopped in at the IGA to get a magazine. Usually there is about an hour wait at the Clinic and I had forgotten to bring my own reading material.

I picked up my purchase and was standing in line when I noticed the man in front of me. I tried to be nonchalant as he made his purchases. He paid and walked out the door leading back onto the street and the cashier turned to me "Do you know who that was?"

I said "Yes, that was Ray Liotta."

The cashier and I were both laughing about it. I think we recognized him at the same time. And, both of us felt the same way...that we didn't want to disrupt his day by identifying him or sidelining him with conversation about "the biz" if it was his day off.

The cashier and I also came to a definite agreement on another point: Ray Liotta's eyes are even more stunning in real life than they are on film.