Kingston Ontario is an historic Canadian city, but also a place of significance for me.
In May of 2007, Kingston was the last familiar port of call for Inia before heading into the mighty St. Lawrence River on a sailing journey that would ultimately cover 11,000 nautical miles, two transatlantic crossings, and 14 ocean passages with a total of 86 days at sea, all in the space of a year.
Inia was tied up to the wall in Portsmouth Harbour with the limestone walls of Kingston Penitentiary, then an active prison, in the background.
Kingston also marked the beginning of my often challenging, ultimately rewarding 37 year professional journey as an occupational therapist.
Autonomy, self-determination, and the right to live at risk, values central to both journeys, are explored in my memoir, Ready to Come About.
So it somehow feels fitting that I will be signing copies of Ready to Come About in the heart of Kingston’s downtown.
Join me at the Novel Idea Bookstore, 156 Princess Street, Kingston, on Father’s Day, June 16th between 1 and 4 p.m.
