There are some funny, quirky, adventurous things about appliances and home furnishings in France. In all of my travels in Paris and other parts of France there are some common elements related to washing machines, showers, dishwashers and entrances to apartments. Washing machines: very helpful to know French and/or to have someone explain all the…
Author: Sharon Heaney Richards
SoulStroller, writer, poet, mom, wife, home chef, dual citizen and lover of books, art and travel. Many years of exploring the globe contribute to my ability to navigate and engage in the world with a sense of ease and anticipation. I am a pilgrim at heart and love to explore new landscapes, language and culture. As a former teacher (Bachelors of Education, University of British Columbia) I'm a curious learner and avid listener to both young and old.
You can also find me at SoulStrolling.com
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99 Rue de Seine
I arrived at 99 Rue de Seine yesterday morning. The one bedroom apartment is wonderful. It is in the St. Germain de Pres neighborhood. It has a large kitchen (by far the biggest and most open of any apartments I’ve rented before) a large and very comfortable king size bed, a good size sitting area,…
Chronic Sinusitis
My 16 year old daughter has been battling a sinus infection since December, 2010. This is now considered chronic sinusitis. I’ve taken her to a variety of M.D.’s who have been helpful (this is not a rant about western/eastern medicine). She’s been on various rounds of antibiotics, had a CT scan done (which was helpful…
24th Anniversary
Yesterday, May 22, 2011, Dave and I celebrated our 24th anniversary. Congratulations to us for continuing to like each other, navigate our relationship and have fun along the way! We’ve lived in 9 different houses or apartments throughout our years together, and various different cities: Vancouver, Novato, Larkspur, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Seattle and Lake…
In Anticipation of Paris in Spring
Oh, Paris in Spring, What a truly marvelous thing! Dave and I will be in Paris in just under two weeks. I love Paris. Next to Vancouver, B.C. and Seattle it is my favorite city in the world. I first went to Paris when I was 21 and remember standing atop the Eiffel Tower and…
Rough draft: The Adventures of Tilly, Tucker and Jessie
What on earth was her brother doing? Tilly wondered, as she glanced out her bedroom window to the street below. There was Tucker with his roller skates on – the ones that their Grandmother had given to him from when she was a ‘wee lass’. They were made of steel and had leather straps. There…
A Writer’s Retreat
I’ve entered a contest in hopes of winning a free spot @jenlouden’s #WritersRetreat. http://ht.ly/4Pwka. Kacye Hughlett at Diamonds in the Soul forwarded me the information on this retreat. I was immediately captured by the title of the retreat: ‘Luscious, Nurturing, Get your writing done while laughing your butt off and maybe crying a little too…
Journey
When I first composed this soul collage I was pondering my own feelings of disorientation around some issues that were surfacing in my life. At the time I also wrote, on the back of the collage, that this was an expression of the journey I find myself on. The journey of writing, collaging and expressing…
When I die
I attended a funeral this past weekend which has prompted my reflection upon my own death, which will happen,hopefully later than sooner, but which is an inevitable event that will take place in my lifetime. The man whose life we remembered was my age. He left on this earth a wife, and three children between…
My Canadian roots
I have the amazing privilege of being a dual citizen. I was born and raised in Vancouver, B.C. and lived there until I was the grand age of 25. Dave and I moved to Novato, CA (half hour north of San Francisco) in the spring of 1989 and lived there until January of 1997 when…
Threshold space
I like the way Father Richard Rohr articulates the ‘threshold space’ : ‘Limen is the Latin word for threshold. A liminal space is the crucial in-between time, when everything actually happens and yet nothings appears to be happening. It is the waiting period when the cake bakes, the movement is made, the transformation takes place.’…
Tilly, Tucker and Jessie
The above slideshow is a selection of photos that I have of my grandparents: Tilly and Tucker Battle, and Jessie Heaney. My grandmother, Tilly was quite a character. She was an artist, traveler and loved to host and attend parties. I didn’t know her that well but remember her bringing gifts home for me from…
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