Lady's Slipper

<p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Lady's Slipper</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is a compilation of prose and poetry that reflects Judy's thoughts and responses to major life events from childhood through adulthood and retirement. As a young teacher of special needs children and preschoolers she often made up stories and songs for dancing and gym activities to encourage running jumping stretching and learning. Later as a lawyer Judy's legal and academic writing became more structured and functional often losing the creative edge. But as she travelled across Canada over the years between Quebec and Alberta Alberta and Newfoundland and Alberta and British Columbia Judy wrote notes and short poems in her journals to describe Canadian landscapes. Whether her journeys were by car bus or train she tried to vividly describe simple images. More recently Judy and her elder sister began writing poetry to one another to share stories where memories family and friends featured prominently. At its core </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Lady's Slipper</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is about human transformation in a complex dynamic ecosystem where everything is connected.</span></p>