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Poesy Rings

Poesy rings: Tiny love poems that celebrate the best of you

August 22, 2019 2 min read

A few weeks ago, in a Vancouver café, I saw a tattoo on a young woman that made me smile and like her instantly...
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Alternative weddings: No need to get hung up on tradition

Alternative weddings: No need to get hung up on tradition

June 13, 2019 2 min read

Nearly a decade ago, Wade and I got engaged while on holiday in Croatia. He presented me with a rock...
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Deep roots: Family all the way down

Deep roots: Family all the way down

May 09, 2019 2 min read

My older brother recently, stunningly, hand-penned an elaborate family tree...
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Sustainable jewelry as a force for good

Sustainable jewelry as a force for good

April 22, 2019 2 min read

The vocabulary of ‘greenness’ has become so inflated over the past decade that it’s lost its value...

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New year new beginnings

New year new beginnings

January 03, 2019 2 min read

When I was a kid, fresh starts came easily. My friends and I only had to yell ‘erasies!'...
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Holiday love

Holiday love

December 14, 2018 2 min read

At what age does Christmas shift in our minds from a time of unblemished joy and excitement to bittersweet nostalgia?
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Guided by the stars: Zodiac necklaces

Guided by the stars: Zodiac necklaces

November 15, 2018 2 min read

Wade and I celebrate our birthdays one day apart (give or take three years)...
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The year of the woman, Part II: The "Votes For Women" necklace

The year of the woman, Part II: The "Votes For Women" necklace

November 05, 2018 2 min read

I was an impressionable 20 years old when the U.S. declared 1992 “The Year of the Woman”...
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Collective awareness

Collective awareness

October 30, 2018 2 min read

I’ve always been a bit dubious when it comes to seeking wisdom in group seminars or workshops...
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Goodbye, hello

Goodbye, hello

September 27, 2018 1 min read

Who better to bid summer adieu than Patti Smith? Last weekend in Greenwich Village..
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Heart of the dog: Our furry friends at our L.A. store

Heart of the dog: Our furry friends at our L.A. store

September 11, 2018 2 min read

The last dog who was part of my immediate family was a kind and gentle bull mastiff named Joshua...
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May the wings of friendship never lose a feather

May the wings of friendship never lose a feather

July 30, 2018 2 min read

I met my oldest friend, Eric, in boarding school in Lennoxville, Quebec, more than 30 years ago...
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