KD Lang was fantastic! My sister Debra and I enjoyed the performance immensely. Spine tingling music. She was so in the moment and such a flirt on stage. It was absolutely delightful. I slept over at Deb's and Carol came from Kamsack to meet me at close to noon. It was a strange yet delightful experience to meet someone I had only emailed and talked to on the phone maybe 3 times? We grabbed some food and went to the airport. Today marks the 6 month anniversary of Lee's death.
On the plane we chatted about all sorts of things and tears flowed easily. It was lovely. You know no one gives a shit or even notices if someone has tears rolling down her face in public. It was so easy so nice and just right. In Vancouver we were met by Patricia Sereno and Pam Gerrand friends of Carol. Carol introduced these 2 musicians to each other and encouraged them to collaborate. So they did! Saturday night would be their first concert.
We left the airport and got settled into the Sands Hotel right down by English Bay What a great location! And what a gift from Patricia. Then to eat. Well this was an experience. I had just got off the plane and felt quite grounded and indeed very hungry. Our hosts were soooooo nice yet energized and 'way out there and not grounded in my estimation' and wanted to please so with 25 choices of ethnic restaurants and wandering around I finally barked "Just pick a f....restaurant!" Did it matter really?? So needless to say I created a bit of stir by being my bold self. But we were eating shortly thereafter! We all decided we had a lot to learn from each other and I certainly felt free to be me.
After a wonderful meal and walk we went back to Patricia's condo where I was asked to share the dvd tribute of Lee. I also showed my March 31 speech and our commitment ceremony. It was all quite lovely. I told the story of Lee's last days through gentle tears and when I finished I looked at my watch and be damned! It was 11:30 Saskatchewan time!! Exactly 6 months since Lee passed.
Both Patricia and Pam offered a gift of music and I was transported to another place. It was the perfect day to celebrate Lee and to recognise that now I want to move on. I could not imagine this day at the start and yet at day's end I felt so complete, honored and even loved by strangers. It was all about receiving and it felt so damned good...............Thank you Patricia, Pam and Carol for becoming my friends on such short notice. Thank you thank you thank you.
Please check out these women' web sites and listen to their music. You will love it as I did.
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