It's The Year of the Ox starting February 12th, 2021 ~And as your resident Chinese-Scottish-First Nations gal, I do have something to say about what's to come!!Sometimes I believe that all of these influences, predictions & tendencies are a wee bit stern and The Year of the Ox is no different. I had "hoped " for a more gentle year, as we have just passed through 2020, gosh, I wish I could predict an easier year.As I read through my favourite author's notes about what we could expect for this Year of the Ox, I thought, ok, if we really...

Happy Valentine's Day!!I have been thinking a LOT about love lately, call me mushy, romantic or crazy, but oh! it's been fun!!I've been thinking about how my maternal grandparents met, how Grandfather Wong took the train up to Yale to court my Grandmother Mabel, and how the chaperone would travel with them for their " date ".My Mother & Aunt had heritage bricks made in my Grandparents names for the Train Roundhouse in Vancouver to commemorate their love story.I pulled out a beautiful jade pendant & necklace that I inherited from my Aunt Pearl after her passing. Big Uncle Knud, my...

Are you trying to be Super Woman? I’ve been super busy, re-organizing files, setting up new systems for the launch of my Cydney Mar Website ( Hey, I get step into my Product Strategy Development world, gosh its so fun helping people bring their ideas to life ) I am hoping it will be ready by the end of January, perhaps I’ll do a formal launch for Feb 16th which is an auspicious Chinese New Years!! We get to say goodbye to the exhausting energy of the Rooster’s crowing ( I’m so over it, lol ) and we get to...

My Dearest Loved Ones ~ I am SO excited to announce that our book, Goodness Abounds was released just today has already hit #1 Best Seller in a few categories on AMAZON already!! Rhonda Lee, my good friend is the creator of Spirit Mist a smokeless smudge, convinced me to join in the fun of Goodness Abounds. She was sweet to interview a few of us in advance to talk about what our individual stories were about and how there is so much loving kindness in the world. Here is the Youtube Link to the Video Interview that Rhonda did to try to find...

I wanted to introduce you to Chuk, my baby Blue Bird of Happiness. He is just 8 weeks old and he is a hand fed budgie who has come home to keep Jack & I company and on our toes. I believe that Wasabi must have chosen him for me. I named him Chuk as it is part of my Chinese name ~ Ma Chuk Lian. It is fun to think that Chuk is blue like the beautiful blue colour of a Ming Vase ( he is that precious to me ) and his cheerful chirping certainly means he is...