I am so glad this week is over. It was one of the most gruelling weeks I’ve ever had and now that it’s over I can say what I was doing going downtown everyday, 9:30 – 5 pm in a board room. I was on the Ontario Arts Council Artists in Education jury. I was […]

I’ve still been going downtown everyday to work and get back by 6 pm. Tonight I met my hubby at a restaurant, it was one of those popular Chinese buffet restaurants with plenty of good food. While I was picking out some sushi, a lady came up to me, very hesitantly, told me she hated […]

Today I was expecting to hear about one of the awards that Wanting Mor was up for, specifically the IODE award, but instead I got some other good news. The Italian version of Wanting Mor, has just gone into its second printing, after being out less than six months! So, let’s see, that means this […]

I had a 9 – 5  ‘job’ today. Actually it was 9:30 – 5, stuck in a meeting room all day, making decisions. How do people do it? I must remind myself to never complain about all the hassles that come my way and my work load. Sitting in a boardroom, where you can see […]

I think it’s that each time you produce it, it has to be completely different, but just as good. In that way it’s a bit like winning the World Series. Once you’ve won, that doesn’t mean anything, you have to go out and do it again. And the way you do it, and the players […]

I just read a fascinating article about Muslim girls in literature and thought I’d share it: http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/24_02/24_02_muslim.shtml I think it’s a very good article, and very accurate in its portrayal. It talks about how Muslim girls are portrayed, putting into words so many of the feelings I’ve experienced while reading some of the books mentioned. The […]

Both positive and negative is like honey and bitter medicine. Good for you. I did three presentations at a school today and it was so nice to get feedback! The first presentation of the day was my Work in Progress presentation. It’s a presentation I developed to be a kind of on-going look at the projects I’m […]

I met a little seven year old girl named Bibi today, during my Picture the Story presentation, in which I presented Silly Chicken in which the chicken’s name is Bibi! Poor little girl, she looked worried. During the presentation I showed the kids previous drafts of the story, first where I called the chicken Sally, […]

And honestly I am. The revision is looking good, got the first feedback and there doesn’t seem much more than a bit of tweaking to do on it. I’m feeling better, even went to the gym (Curves) today and yesterday. The workout darn near clobbered me, but I got through it. Made a dent in the mountain […]

Or walk with kings nor lose the common touch If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you If all men count with you but none too much… This is the first part of the last stanza of Rudyard Kipling’s poem If, and it’s always puzzled me the most. I talk with a lot of […]