by pattihenderson | Jul 2, 2017 | Weekend Adventures
This past Friday afternoon, after my last phone call was made and e-mail sent, I hopped in my car to find a peaceful trail to hike to celebrate the end of another school year. For once it was sunny and hot here on the west coast and a perfect day to stretch the legs...
by pattihenderson | Jun 18, 2017 | Weekend Adventures
I love to read. Working in the publishing industry no doubt has fostered and fed this love and I feel fortunate! One of my favourite authors and a very recent discovery is the late author Richard Wagamese. I was so sorry to hear about his recent passing and wish we...
by pattihenderson | Jun 11, 2017 | Weekend Adventures
One of my favourite books about writing is Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. Anne is a quirky, honest writer with an excellent sense of humour and a gift for crafting sentences that speak to the heart as well as the mind. When writing about grief Anne shares: “You...
by pattihenderson | Mar 26, 2017 | Weekend Adventures
Last weekend I was blessed with a soul-restoring mini-vacation at my most favourite place on this great earth, Tofino. On my last evening in this magical place I took this photo of Middle Beach just as the sun was making its great escape for another day. I stood for...
by pattihenderson | Feb 19, 2017 | Weekend Adventures
Former Israeli Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Menachem Begin once wrote “Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of...