Were you shocked by the speed at which the pro-Hamas, anti-Israel demonstrations began after October 7, 2023? Did you expect the world, including Canada, to turn anti-Semitic in a matter of months? Are you surprised by Israel’s continued isolation on the world stage, so that pro-Israel meetings spark demonstrations, their businesses and places of worship… Continue reading The Hidden Hand – review
Summer has arrived! School is on the verge of being done for the year and in a couple of days we will be at the midpoint of 2026! The last few months have been exciting for me as I’ve been putting together an art and poetry exhibition. We’re scheduled to hang the show on July… Continue reading “This Earthly Garden” Summer Exhibition
This month I reached an age milestone, in company this year with Liza Minelli, Candace Bergen, Cher, Sally Field, and others. My birthday celebration will continue through July and August with a solo show of art and poetry in our church’s art gallery! It has been a lot of fun choosing the paintings and poems… Continue reading Rocks – a painting & poem
Here we are, a mere week from having to flip the calendar to a new page. A milestone birthday approaches and I’m more aware than ever of the passage of time. As I’ve been preparing for a summer exhibition of art and poetry in our church’s art gallery, I’ve been reviewing pieces I’ve written over… Continue reading Old things
“Jerusalem Mosaic - 2019” - Photo by V. Nesdoly Machine “Did you tell him when his fingers formed the world, that he would die on Terra, groaning with his hands crushed and whimpering in my great machine?” - Calvin Miller, The Singer, Chapter XX Assembly begins the day Lucifer is fired from the Father’s… Continue reading Machine (poem)
Here we are already at the end of the second month of 2026! This month I’m sharing my review of D.S. Martin’s latest book of poems, The Role of the Moon. Paraclete Press (the book’s publisher) has informed me that this book has just won the Gold Medal for Poetry in the 2026 Illumination Christian… Continue reading The Role of the Moon – review
Just before Christmas last year I completed the Paint Canada Challenge, painting my 52nd Canadian landscape in acrylics with artist Brian Buckrell. It was the third set of 52-week challenges (from Acrylic University) I have completed, so in November, when the Black Friday art specials come out, I conquered the urge to purchase another set… Continue reading New year, new adventure
"Laid in a Manger" (Luke 2:7) V.Nesdoly - Mixed Media on Paper, 4 x 6 inches I have been so enjoying this last week of Advent on the Lectio 365 app. There, Pete Greig has been taking us through the O Antiphons, the seven names given to Jesus as sung in the carol “O Come,… Continue reading Emmanuel – God with us
After several months of book reviews here on the blog, I’m getting back to art. In the last while I’ve been revisiting watercolour. That revisit is pretty natural, as watercolour is easier than acrylic to set up and clean up. When my time to make art is limited, it’s the perfect medium! The “Just Keys”… Continue reading Back to Watercolour
When a 9.1 Earthquake Shakes Your World “Early in 2011 I started feeling a sense of impending change. It was a vague feeling that I couldn’t quite identify but it was persistent and unsettling … As the weeks passed, my sense of change only grew stronger. I couldn’t shake the feeling that our lives were… Continue reading In the Event – review
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