I love to sing. I love to dance. Did you know this about me? Now you know. I don't dance nearly as often as I used to (at least twice a week at The Loop), and I've never really belted it for mass audiences (except when I forced my family and friends to listen to… Continue reading Real Moms Dance & Sing While They Do Laundry
Category: Parenting
Award! Award! Judge’s Choice!
My poem 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' has won a Judge's Choice Award for the Sparkle & Shine Contest (The Ontario Poetry Society)! It will be among other poetry in the Sparkle & Shine Anthology! I wrote this poem for Miller. This goofy, delicious gal here. (The mess is hers too. She's excellent at making messes.)… Continue reading Award! Award! Judge’s Choice!
Pelee Island – Writing, Reading & Living Poetry
This was what I saw if I stood at the front of The Gathering Place, the bed & breakfast I stayed at on Pelee Island the weekend of August 10th. Owned and operated by the gracious and lovely Miss Liz (who inspired me to start wearing a sassy scarf again), The Gathering Place was the… Continue reading Pelee Island – Writing, Reading & Living Poetry
Holiday Haze – A Lengthy Update
It's Sunday. I didn't know. Had a good, hearty laugh with my mom on the phone when she told me it was Sunday not Saturday. That about sums up how my holidays are going. I'm a bit off kilter. A bit out of step. A bit disconnected. And I can't seem to shake it. This… Continue reading Holiday Haze – A Lengthy Update
VANESSA SHIELDS 