On this New Year’s Eve I thought T.S. Eliot’s quote from his poem “Little Gidding” an appropriate title for this my last post of 2011. The section of the poem that is quoted on New Year’s Eve goes as follows: “For last year’s...
On this week before Christmas I am writing this post from the rustic, cozy great room at Long Beach Lodge in groovy Tofino, BC. I am looking out over the breadth of Long Beach, listening to the surf pound through drops of rain, with the gentle festive strains...
On this wonderfully sunny Sunday I am looking forward to my week ahead. Many of you know that I’ve had a bit of a rough ride this past fall and I find myself a little careworn, bedraggled, bumped and bruised. Despite this world-weary-ness I also find myself...
I just got back from seeing a matinée that still has me thinking. You cannot say that about a lot of the movies we go to see these days. But today’s screening was quite different. I had the pleasure to see the documentary, Bill Cunningham New York. It is a...
A week ago today I sighed contentedly and with a hint of sadness as I watched the shores of Long Beach, Tofino recede in my rear view mirror. I was leaving a magical, stunningly beautiful place behind along with my heart and a good portion of my soul. I spent much...
Hi, I’m Patti, wonderer, wanderer and photographer. During the week I’m a marketer in the publishing industry and on weekends I take to the road to explore this beautiful planet we live on.