It’s still sinking in I suppose, doesn’t seem real. Took the nieces out for dinner at the oh so posh Shore Club with its high ceiling and waterfall of glass. It was Diana\u2019s birthday. I\u2019ve heard that people often die on their birthday. It happened with my mother. We were celebrating K\u2019s graduation and L’s birthday so I didn\u2019t bring it up. They only remember her vaguely; it\u2019s been so long since they saw her. I get teary when I think of my sister and I as girls and the way she used to be, the way she always was\u2014sweet, generous, compassionate.<\/p>\n
My girls<\/em> are not girls anymore. They got lost on their way after taking a wrong turn, K at the wheel! I was shocked to find out L is pregnant! She is only 21. I will be there for her no matter what she does but I\u2019m worried and told her so. Seems to me she is going to miss out on one of the most exciting periods in a young person\u2019s life, instead will be tied down with the all-encompassing duties of motherhood. Doesn\u2019t everyone want to be young, single, independent? I don\u2019t get it but \u2018tis her life indeed.<\/p>\n Do the Olympics matter? I know they matter to a lot of people but not me; professional sports in general bore me to tears. Western media outlets and media coverage is what I find interesting. Junior thinks Canadians should be winning more medals. I explained we\u2019re not doing too badly for a country with a population as small as ours.<\/p>\n Back from attending the Canada Council\u2019s On The Road Touring workshop, for the commercially challenged artist.<\/em> I\u2019m glad I did, certainly learned a thing or two, developed some useful leads and contacts, in fact have decided to take a new tact in several areas.<\/p>\n Feels like summer today, will be glad to ditch the sandals\/pedicures though. I have nearly all our Haida Gwaii plans in place, bought some rain gear and made sure Susan M is there. She travels so much you can\u2019t assume she is going to be in Massett just because you are. I\u2019ve booked everything except the tours, excursions. It sounds like most areas are protected and you can\u2019t see them unless you hire a guide. Which is fine, just have to decide what our priorities are for there won\u2019t be time to see and do everything in one trip.<\/p>\n I caught up on some phone calls and spent some time following through on Window Seat<\/em> manuscript submissions made this past March and June. We\u2019ve been entertaining a bit since our return from Quebec. Josef had his IT cohorts and their families over for a BBQ and my nephew and his family came and stayed overnight with their three girls and little wiener dog, had to banish Sam to the deck. Stressful but worth it, a lot of fun. We need to get this place furnished at last; there is no place for guests to sit. We did get the bookshelves ordered at last, they\u2019re on their way. We grilled a flock of chickens in peri peri sauce. Too much food! Josef didn\u2019t tell me they were all bringing their own stuff. I told him to let me organize the party next time. He doesn\u2019t have a clue when it comes to entertaining though he quite a capable BBQ chef.<\/p>\n Got my hair done, ran into the editor of the local paper, Julie at the beer and wine store, who commented on my colour. I told her Irene at Union Hair Company does my hair and she expressed surprise, thought because Irene is sol old that she couldn\u2019t do styles that were so \u201cyoung.\u201d Yes, she\u2019s great, I said, a little slow but I get so many compliments on my colour, I\u2019m hooked. It is a lot of maintenance, told Julie it\u2019s not even about covering grey; it\u2019s more about not being a redhead. It\u2019s a big part of my identity. And I\u2019m a performer I said, I can be flamboyant. In the light of day, the colour is electric.<\/p>\n I\u2019m still<\/em> trying to catch up on paperwork, our AURAL Heather bookings and tour, web presence, etc. Need to work on my web site too, downloaded some software to that end, Adobe Contribute which I haven\u2019t had time to investigate. I\u2019ve also been working on touring plans. So much to do, it\u2019s hard not to feel overwhelmed all the times.<\/p>\n Watched a documentary last night. It\u2019s still hard to believe that it happened, that John Lennon was assassinated<\/em>. \u201cAnyone can shoot anyone,\u201d Chapman told his wife. Where did he get the money for everything? Flights to New York, accomodations at the Waldorf Astoria. Spent days stalking, saw the Dakota\u2019s gargoyles as demons. \u201cWhere would I go?\u201d which is what he said after the door man told him to stay put. Catcher in the Rye<\/em> as his statement to the police. Like John Lennon, had a Japanese wife, but unlike Lennon, his was docile, so much so she didn’t call the police when he began ranting and raving about Holden Caulfield, Lennon the phoney and how he must therefore die. So long ago and still unreal.<\/p>\n I\u2019m tired, went on antibiotics today for a bladder infection. Oy. Ugh. Urf. Need to prepare for rehearsal on Saturday, which involves working on new material and some promotional materials and our performance at the Fearless Festival on Sunday. Once again, there is no sound check and we\u2019re trying to figure out to wing it and sound good at the same time. I have a solid plan now, thanks to the Canada Council workshop and I\u2019m taking steps now to get the kind of gigs we need. Onward and upward!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s still sinking in I suppose, doesn’t seem real. Took the nieces out for dinner at the oh so posh Shore Club with its high ceiling and waterfall of glass. 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