by Genevieve | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog, Canada, Personal
I am reading The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin, slowly digesting his words, often going over sentences 2 or 3 times, essentially taking my sweet ass time about it. I came across this quote this morning and while I highlighted it immediately, knowing there was something of great personal value here, I had to to read it a dozen times before the underlying feeling manifested into conscious understanding.
by Genevieve | Jan 20, 2017 | Art, Blog, Personal
I have been asked a variation of the same question by budding artists often enough I thought I would address it here.
by Genevieve | Jan 17, 2017 | Blog, Norway, Sailing, Scotland
The ‘off the beaten path’ life and travel style has always appealed to me. Not so much because there are fewer people treading the same territory, tho I do appreciate the quiet, but because the unknown around the corner stirs up my imagination.
by Genevieve | Jan 13, 2017 | Blog, Norway, Sailing
So, that first night heading from Vesterålen to Lofoten? Yup, got seasick. The Captain had asked me ahead of time if I knew whether I would get seasick or not. I had no idea. I have been in rough seas before: in a kayak paddling among the Broken Island group on the...
by Genevieve | Jan 10, 2017 | Blog, Norway, Sailing
I still remember my first glimpse of the Fairwinds as she glided her crew into the harbour at Andenes, the northern tip of the Vesterålen archipelago: a silhouette of masts and hull reflected into a rippled mirror of the sunrise, she looked so tiny against the...