Had an INCREDIBLE day today. Spent the morning and first part of the afternoon judging a 4-H public speech competition. Speeches ranged from Limosine cattle breeding, to my pet chicken 'Cluck-Cluck' all the way to a piece on being an environmentally conscious equestrian! An incredible time, really enjoyed hearing what everyone had to say, meeting the people at the club, and a delicious potluck lunch!
After lunch, I headed into town with Sarah Jane to watch a play written by local artist Joy Laking. It was put on as free-will-offering for students at a local theatre company in honour of International Women's Day! The play included 12 different monologues on domestic abuse, though upsetting offered a wonderful message of hope. Of light at the end of the tunnel. Even more interesting the play did not focus exclusively on heterosexual marital relationships, where the man abuses the woman. It included sexual assault by siblings, verbal abuse from a lesbian partener, physical abuse on a man by a female partner, as well as drug addiction, alcohol abuse and much more! Truly an inspiring and wonderful play!
After the play, Sarah Jane and I headed further in to town to see another neat project Joy Laking had done up. This was a dual artist show that challenged each of the artists to go out of their comfort zone and work with a new media. The results were stunning to say the least.
Upon return home had a great evening enjoying a couple beer, and catching up with my brother Ian, my roommate and good friend Adam, and Blake - a long-time childhood friend. E picked up some beautiful golden rod galls for me that had been pecked away at by birds. I'm hoping to do something neat with them. I've been scheming for a while.
Excuse the lengthy post! Day 68 was stellar!
After lunch, I headed into town with Sarah Jane to watch a play written by local artist Joy Laking. It was put on as free-will-offering for students at a local theatre company in honour of International Women's Day! The play included 12 different monologues on domestic abuse, though upsetting offered a wonderful message of hope. Of light at the end of the tunnel. Even more interesting the play did not focus exclusively on heterosexual marital relationships, where the man abuses the woman. It included sexual assault by siblings, verbal abuse from a lesbian partener, physical abuse on a man by a female partner, as well as drug addiction, alcohol abuse and much more! Truly an inspiring and wonderful play!
Upon return home had a great evening enjoying a couple beer, and catching up with my brother Ian, my roommate and good friend Adam, and Blake - a long-time childhood friend. E picked up some beautiful golden rod galls for me that had been pecked away at by birds. I'm hoping to do something neat with them. I've been scheming for a while.
Excuse the lengthy post! Day 68 was stellar!
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