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the anticipation is sweet
It’s 16 days until I play the main stage at Regina Folk Festival on August 6. I’ve written about what the festival means to me as a performer, but the…
Belle Plaine
Jul 22
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did I miss anything?
I have that feeling of waking up after a nap I didn’t intend to take and being in panic mode after a loud snort. Where am I? Was I driving? Where did…
Belle Plaine
Jul 14
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in the kitchen
Long ago, when I worked at a restaurant in Victoria, the owner impressed upon the cooks that it was a skill to operate efficiently within a confined…
Belle Plaine
Jun 13
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remembering Mike
When I was 18 I met Mike Johnson at a bar in Edmonton. He was working the door for the band. He was sick with a cold. He was wearing a green and yellow…
Belle Plaine
Jun 5
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and now for the good news
1. A little boy at the garden centre causing chaos. Although, he wasn’t actually doing anything... he was meandering around with his dad and slightly…
Belle Plaine
May 28
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lend a hand
Any formal augmentations to my education were limited in a small community such as mine. I was a girl and it was the ‘80s, so hockey was completely out…
Belle Plaine
May 17
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little jack
I can’t remember when I first met Landon. I could figure it out, but it doesn’t matter. Blake started working with him first. Together they made all the…
Belle Plaine
May 1
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routines
I prioritized getting more exercise on our fall 2019 US tour. I hit local trails. I encouraged the fellas to walk whenever possible in the cities. And…
Belle Plaine
Apr 23
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living from home
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to appear on a reality television show? I must have because I’m now starring in one. And it was my idea.
Belle Plaine
Apr 16
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you can call me mom
Every evening I wonder if perhaps my son will sleep through the night. Infants are unsympathetic bosses. They observe no statutory holidays or EDOs…
Belle Plaine
Apr 7
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three easy pieces
I love fixing things. Recently my cousin fixed our under-cabinet lighting. He was remedying the work of an electrician who was not only awful to reason…
Belle Plaine
Mar 30
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redreamings & rememberings
[cue music] The year was 2010. The future was mine…When my best buddy Jeremy Sauer moved to the interior of British Columbia in April of 2010 my trio…
Belle Plaine
Mar 22
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