Candace Shaw

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  • Fuck it, Forget it, and Forge ahead - Bennett Bedoukian
    Articles,  Year-End Thoughts

    2020: Fuck it, Forget it, and Forge ahead

    December 31, 2020 /

    My annual year-end post, somewhat subdued in comparison to other years.

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    International Women's Day

    Some ideas for women and allies on International Women’s Day

    March 10, 2017

    2019: A long walk, and then a run

    December 31, 2019

    2014: Shining like a National Guitar

    January 1, 2014
  • Take my hand, 2018, we'll make it I swear.
    Articles,  Year-End Thoughts

    Take my hand, 2018, we’ll make it I swear.

    December 31, 2017 /

    This year has been weird; sometimes extremely bad and hard, but still not a bad year, overall.   Endings and some beginnings I feel like 2017 has been a series of endings, personally.  My boss of several years left, and that changed the shape of my job in more ways than I can count; it’s almost like having a new job in a very familiar setting. It was stressful, at first, but there have been some good changes, too. I moved out of the apartment I’d shared with Tim Walker since 2013, and into another apartment in the same building with my new roommate, Robin Leblanc (aka The Thirsty Wench).  It’s…

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    Three Big Ideas for Peterborough

    April 24, 2013
    International Women's Day

    Some ideas for women and allies on International Women’s Day

    March 10, 2017
    Rest is not Idleness

    Rest is not Idleness

    January 12, 2017
  • Climbing in the Fairy Glen on Skye!
    Articles,  Travel,  Year-End Thoughts

    Sparkle and Shine, 2016

    December 31, 2015 /

    The year opened stressfully but closed fairly peacefully.  Along the way, it was packed full with projects, music, friends, and good hard work. At the beginning of the year, I had no thought of joining the Board of Directors for the Shelter Valley Folk Festival, nevermind becoming the Chair, but as things unfolded, it was clear that if we didn’t all jump in and pull together, the festival was done.  So we did, and I couldn’t be more proud of the amazing people, both on the Board and in the community generally, who worked so hard and with such a good will to keep this beloved small festival running. Work…

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    Take my hand, 2018, we'll make it I swear.

    Take my hand, 2018, we’ll make it I swear.

    December 31, 2017

    Let’s do this, 2017

    December 31, 2016
    Baked Glazed Ham

    Glazed Baked Ham

    December 23, 2019

Fine eyes, pert opinions.

Profligate as de rigueur.

Not a nice girl.

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  • Family Recipes
    • Christmas Recipes from the House of Shaw
    • Baking
    • Blue-Ribbon Pies
    • Canning and Preserving
    • Salads
    • Soups
    • Pasta
  • Biography
  • Resume
  • Travel
    • Caminho Português
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