Feeling deeply grateful for all the incredible humans I have met, collaborated with, and been supported by in 2025. To all of you, and especially to my endlessly understanding family and friends, thank you for holding space for my creative chaos. Taking some time from the socials to OWL: Observe, Wait, Listen… You can always…
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… the silken ever-expanding balloon kept me upright.
Journal entry August 9 2025 James Bowers December 30, 1950 – August 6, 2025. “Daddy” ❤️ When we met, I was the dancer, you the musician. And we became parents and creative partners. We navigated life chapters as best we could with our two spectacular children. Our homes were always FILLED with music, books, films,…
“You can’t rescue all of them…”
“You can’t rescue all of them but you rescued me.” – Reina, my cat, to me. “You can’t rescue all of them but you rescued me.” – Me to Reina, my cat.
Meanwhile, nature enchants.
It is Sunday morning and I look out my kitchen window, alarmed at the silence. There are no bird songs. No pigeons cooing, no seagulls screeching, crows cawing, sparrows singing… I took a walk into the park on Friday. Looking out over the ocean into the haze, eyes, stinging, feeling heartbroken for Earth. Meanwhile,…
“I am not young enough to know everything.”
54 today. At times through crawling, at times through running, stumbling, skipping, dancing, rolling, falling, shaking, tripping, jumping, sliding, swinging, flying but mainly through one step at a time- I am still here. It is a beautiful day indeed. “I am not young enough to know everything.” – Oscar Wilde
2015 reflections and 2016 intentions.
It’s that time of year to reflect and lay out intentions. What a journey 2015 was. It was the year… [DELETE.] I had written several lengthy paragraphs reflecting on 2015 and laying out a detailed list of intentions for 2016. I almost posted it last week. Then again yesterday. But this morning I delete it….
To live until we say good-bye. Tobey: Jan. 14, 2000-Dec. 23, 2015
December 23, 2015 3:52 PM As I write this, I await my brother to pick me up to take Tobey to the vet. I awoke yesterday with a painful heart, knowing it was time to help Tobey let go. 6:36 PM I said goodbye to my sweet Tobey at 5:45 PM. So much love and…
Pay attention to the birds: Part 3- Pigeon
Delighted that my dog has entered some kind of remission. One week after believing it was time for that “family meeting,” he is well enough to eat and walk again. He runs like a, somewhat lame, puppy after his bath- so it’s all good for now. I savour every minute with Tobey, knowing he has…
We want to take a moment to say THANK YOU.
From Anna Thorsen, Creative Director and Katarina Thorsen, Art Director: We want to take a moment to say THANK YOU. It was a year ago on Feb 12, 2013 that pen was first put to paper on the first draft of our business plan at Cafca Café on Esplanade & Lonsdale in North Vancouver. In the last…
Hope. Dream. Goal. Gratitude. Journal page inspired by Patti Henderson.
My dear friend, filmmaker Patti Henderson, requested we start a mutual journal sharing. Do a page on hope, dream, goal, gratitude. Then take a picture and send it. Lather, rinse, repeat. Here is my first page.
My home is a type of autobiography.
I am imperfect. My faucet leaks; My fridge door handle is broken; My stove drawer is faulty; My dishwasher is broken; My garburator never worked; My closets doors need replacing; My carpets are dirty My venetian blinds bent My walls in need of a fresh coat My tiles are cracked And I’m on a busy…