Little Leaps in Lise Lafontaine's Lofty Life List

I wrote and posted my life list back in August 2011. This list captures my progress on the 60 items from my life list. (Yes, I'm that much of a compulsive listmaker.)

I will copy entries over to this list from my life list as I complete the items or simply to track baby steps on my way to achieving another goal on my life list.

#2 - Help others learn to read

I'm a volunteer with the PEI Volunteers for Literacy.

#3 - Get a traditional Polynesian tattoo of a shark (completed 2012/03/28)

Checked this one off my list when we sailed to Kona, Hawaii (The Big Island)
Thanks to Tucker, the artist who translated my wishes into reality by inking me with a wicked cool shark. I'll blog about it later and link to a photo.

#9 - Visit Gibraltar (completed 2017/05/02) and the Channel Islands (so close! 2017/05/06)

I've booked a 2017 European cruise, so that my mom and I can visit both of these special places with ancestral ties. (2016/09/08).

We sailed from Barcelona and Cartagena to Gibraltar, arriving on May 2, 2017. How eerie to walk the kilometres of tunnels within the Rock of Gibraltar, decades after my grandfather served there during the Second World War. I was surprised to find that it rains inside the rock. It's so porous that for days after rainfall outside, water continues to drip on anyone and anything within the tunnels.

Gibraltar's harbour pilot approaches our ship to guide us safely to the port. Damp, moss-covered WWII tunnels built by Canadian and British troops. For nearly a year, my grandfather was stationed here as a Royal Canadian Air Force radar guy, assigned to Britain's Royal Air Force.

Damn it! Gale-force winds and high seas caused our ship to cancel our port of call at St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Even the Gravol anti-nausea meds I had consumed didn't take the edge off of that disappointment. The ship's crew hustled to organize an extra day in France for us and the rest of the passengers. As much as I enjoyed our bonus day in Honfleur, France, Mom and I were crushed to have missed the Channel Islands. As the saying goes, "the best-laid plans..."

#10 - Play two or more "bingos" in a single Scrabble game (completed 2015/10/19)

As I recovered from back surgery, I decided to knock an item off my list. I chose one that didn't require physical dexterity. For those of you who don't play Scrabble, a bingo is when you play all your tiles in a single turn. This means words with at least seven letters (more if you add to an existing word). Even still, scoring two bingos was tough, because my nerve-blocker meds made my brain foggy. Playing online Scrabble for hours on end led me to eventually succeed by opening with MARQUEE and later playing TWEEZERS.

#12 - Learn to sign more than just the letters of the alphabet (completed 2011/11/23)

Started my sign language class on 2011/09/21
As of my second class, I now know how to sign numbers, the alphabet, and "small talk"
More small talk and a dash of signed music. This is so much fun. I'm thoroughly enjoying my class
I have colours, days of the week, states of mind and other stuff to practice now. Lovin' this course.
We're rehearsing how to sign Rod Stewart's "I am sailing" song for closing night.
Classes end 2011/11/23, so I'll be able to check this off as accomplished on that date. Then, I'll need to keep refreshing my skills and building on what I've learned by using video clips available via YouTube.
Check. Yay! (2011/11/23)
I'm using my sign language while visiting my nieces. Fun indeed. (2012/01/22)

#13 - Write a life list and share it (completed 2011/08/09)

#14 - Take fencing lessons (completed 2012/09/13)

Today, I found a fencing coach on the Island. Stay tuned. (2012/07/25)
Had my first lesson. Hubby joined me. We wore fencing garb and fenced with foils. Peering out of that mask made me feel like the dude from "The Fly" sci-fi flick! (2012/08/10)
I've had three lessons now. Still look awkward, but I understand the principles and I'm learning new moves (defence and attack) each week. (2012/08/22)
Five private lessons under my belt. Now I can practice with the Canada Games and UPEI fencing clubs, if I choose.

#17 - Swim with one of the biggies (manta ray, whale shark or blue whale)

After we booked our 2012 Hawaiian cruise, I read about how certain tour operators take people out to swim with manta rays at night. Most of the tours are for scuba divers, but a few of them are designed specifically for snorkellers. I was psyched!
The snorkel tours happen only in Kona, HI, which was one of our stops, but sadly we sailed at 5:30 p.m., well before the evening snorkel expedition. Mike tried to get U.S. Customs permission for us to stay ashore for an extra night (our ship was only sailing to the other side of the same Hawaiian island that night), but sadly the answer was a firm "No!"
I snorkelled in two areas of the Hawaiian Islands, but I was in coral reefs and the Mantas prefer deeper, sandier areas. Guess I have a reason to return to HI.
The Yucatan presents opportunities to swim with multiple whale sharks. Or, I could snorkel with one in the Atlanta Aquarium. Guaranteed sighting. ;-) I should pack now!

#18 - See Van Halen in concert (completed 2012/03/22)

Purchased tickets to see VH with David Lee Roth. Bring on March 2012!!!
Please don't break up, again, before I get to see you at Scotiabank Place.
We saw Eddie, Alex, Wolfgang and Diamond Dave from right at the front of the stage. Thanks to Casey for making our seat upgrade possible and to my hubby for spending an incredible VH evening with me.

Eddie Van Halen riffing in Ottawa, 2012/03

#20 - Photograph 500 libraries

Incredible treasures to be found in libraries around the world and right next door. Today, I hit the 150 mark.(2016/07/15)
As of 2017/05/31, I've visited and photographed 175 libraries. Each one impressive in its own right.

#21 - Learn to play cribbage (completed 2012/04/13)

Kim and Shirley, two of my librarian friends, have offered to teach me to play. Now we just have to make time for my lessons.
Thanks to Rachelle, I now understand the fundamentals of crib. I can't speed through my hand the way Rachelle and my mom can, but I'll just have to practice more. Read about why this was on my life list.
Downloaded the free Cribbage Pro app for my phone. Now I can practice while I wait in line at Sobeys.
According to my Cribbage Pro stats, I've won 44% of my games. I even double-skunked my Android opponent once and skunked the competition five times. (2012/05/21)
Recently, I played crib in pairs, which was sobering. I need to play games with real people, not my computer, before I can improve my game further. (2013/07/05)

#22 - Swim in every one of the Great Lakes

Only Lake Superior remains. I've checked off Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan.

#24 - Write for personal purposes, at least twice per week, for two years (completed 2012/06/10)

Since April 2010, I've been writing my Random Ramblings more than twice per week. They started out as email notes, but I began posting them on my blog as of June 2010. Today's post marked my 253rd entry and I have four months to go before I can check this item off my Lofty Life List. (2012/01/02)
I'm just days away from the two-year milestone. While I had a break in my posts in late March and early April, it didn't mean I wasn't writing, I was merely going through a self-induced digital detox.
Check, I've been blogging online on a regular basis for exactly two years!

#27 - Get slightly more serious about fitness

To avoid any back or knee injuries, I've decided to lose some weight before I start exercising more. My friend Shirley will coach me through for my first ever diet. (2011/09/05)
My friend Melanie, who completed her first 10K today, has inspired me to get walking and eventually running. (2011/10/08)
I'm back to the gym (a.k.a. my torture chamber) at least three times per week. Starting out slowly with my rowing machine and re-introducing some moves from UFIT bootcamp. (2011/11/18)
I've lost 18 lbs since Labour Day. Woot! (2011/12/26)
Hit the 25-lb mark. It's been a tougher slog these past few weeks while I've been in Ottawa. (2012/01/26)
People are beginning to notice and to compliment me on my progress. I'm rowing again now that I'm back home on the Island.

#29 - Learn to use my SLR flash properly

In autumn 2011, I read books on lighting and exposure. Today, I watched a few online tutorials on fill flash. That's a start. Now all I need to do is practice a lot. (2012/01/01)

#31 - Sell a photograph (completed 2012/06/15)

Last summer, I shot photos for my friend Shirley who wanted to rent out her house for the summer months. This June, one of Shirley's best friends hired me to photograph another house. There were more than a dozen photos in all, so I believe it's safe for me to check this item off my Life List. (2012/06/15)
Next I'll strive to have someone buy one of my pics for its artistic merit.

#35 - Go on a literary vacation in Europe

I happened upon a cool blog called Literary Tourist. You can plan a literary adventure online, even if it will be a long time before I embark on said adventure. (2012/07/25)
Given the pricey British pound, I decided to embark on a closer-to-home literary roadtrip. Cindy Goldberg accompanied me to Amherst, Massachusetts, where we saw Shakespeare's First Folio, Emily Dickenson's homestead and the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

On my Volvo dash: "The Complete Works of Shakespeare" and a Shakespeare minifig by Lego

Everything from "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to "Where the Wild Things Are"

Sideview of Emily Dickenson's family home in Amherst, MA, USA

#36 - Buy a retro muscle car / me-suited car

I test drove a 2012 Dodge Challenger today. I've loved the Challenger's retro look ever since Dodge previewed it at the Detroit Auto Show years ago. The Hemi sounded great and the ride surprised me in some positive ways, but my heart didn't race faster than the car, so I take that to mean it isn't the muscle car for me. (2012/03/08)
I've decided that as much as I love the look of muscle cars, I would feel irresponsible if I were to own and drive such an inefficient, monster of a car. Instead, I'm going to make sure that my next car fits my personality. I've taken MINIs for test drives. I'm thinking a custom MINI with the Baker Street package. Bright purple with contrasting roof, mirror caps, rims and a light interior. Hmmmm, maybe by the time I'm ready for my next car, MINI will even have electric versions available in North America. (2016/06/04)

#37 - Inspire someone to write a life list

Six people who read my blog told me that I've inspired them to write a life list. I'm not going to cross this off as completed until I actually hear that one of those who was inspired has actually written a list. (2011/08/09)
Okay, I'm still waiting to hear if any of you followed through on writing a life list. Let me know here on the blog, by email, in person or by phone. I'd like to know if anyone was inspired enough to do it. Thanks. (2011/12/26)

#39 - Get a wild haircut or colouring (completed 2013/12/10)

I purchased copper hair dye and Rachelle coloured my hair for me on Thanksgiving weekend. This wouldn't count as wild colouring by most people's standards, but for a conservative hair woman like me this was a BIG step. Thanks, sis! (2011/10/14)
Think I may need to go bigger before I can cross this off my list. Ideas anyone?
I have a plan. My hairdresser thinks my hair will be long enough by fall 2013, so stay tuned.
Did it. I have dark purple streaks throughout. My hair isn't quite long enough for an ombre-style with varied shades of purple. See photos in #62 below (2013/12/10)
My blonde bangs now make the dark purple pop even more than ever. The blonde frames my face and is softer for my complexion. Love my purple do! (2015/03/02)

#40 - Meet Lenny Kravitz, Hugh Jackman or Jon Bon Jovi (completed 2013/02/20)

When I added #40 to my list, I was aiming high, but I didn't believe I'd ever get close to any of these talented heartthrobs. Bon Jovi 's 2013 Because We Can tour afforded me the best chance I think I'll ever get to "meet" one of the boys.
No stops for Bon Jovi in Atlantic Canada meant I needed to drive to the next closest venue: Montréal or Ottawa. After picking up decent 200-level tickets for the Ottawa show, I figured that was as good as it would get. I couldn't have been more wrong. The day before the concert a colleague (Liz rocks!) hooked me up with tickets for the centre aisle in the pit, seats within the Bon Jovi stage.
Yes, I felt like an 18-year-old teen when Jon touched my hand (a sideways high-five) on his way up to the outer stage to perform ballads. In my books that counts as meeting him. See pics and more info.

#41 - Write my will (completed 2017/04/19)

At last, both Mike and I finished writing our wills. Sad to say, it took trips to high-alert security areas of Europe to convince us that the time was right.
I feel old.

#42 - Visit 50% of Canada's national parks [50% = 21 parks as of 07/2011]

Cape Breton Highlands (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Fundy (2001)
Georgian Bay Islands (late 1970s to early 1980s)
Kouchibougouac (2013)
Point Pelee (1990s)
Prince Edward Island (2006, 2007–2016)
Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park (2016)
Thousand Islands (1990s)

I looooove that these red Muskoka chairs are cropping up at Canada's national parks.

#44 - Go on a birding vacation (completed 2017/05/03)

During my European escapade to celebrate Mom's 70th, we had a full day in Lisbon, Portugal. Mom wasn't keen to see anything in particular, so I booked us a birding adventure with Birds & Nature Tours Portugal. Maria João Rainho and Bernardo Barreto run an impressive business. Maria was a fantastic guide and Bernardo made sure that all our needs were met.
Maria picked us up at our ship and drove us to the Tagus Estuary. We spent the day exploring the shore, fields, abandoned buildings, farms (with permission) and nature preserves. By 6 p.m., I had logged 58 species, including 49 first-time birds for my list. Score! My favourites were the tropical-looking Bee-eaters and the Spoonbills.
I would still like to take a vacation focused entirely on birds, but this tour fit the bill for me for now.

A pair of Bee-eaters rest on a wire.

#47 - Finish the books I haven't read from the BBC's top must-read works of fiction

Titles in blue are ones I've read. Entries without accompanying

dates are those books I read prior to publishing my life list.

1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien

3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë

4. Harry Potter series - JK Rowling

5. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

6. The Bible

7. Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë

8. Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell

9. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman (2015/01/02)

10. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens

11. Little Women - Louisa M Alcott

12. Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy

13. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller

14. Complete Works of Shakespeare

15. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier

16. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien

17. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk

18. Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger

19. The Time Traveler’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger (Summer 2011)

20. Middlemarch - George Eliot

21. Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell

22. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald

23. Bleak House - Charles Dickens (2014/06)

24. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy

25. The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

26. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

27. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

28. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

29. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Graham

30. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy

31. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens (2015/04/29)

32. Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis

33. Emma-Jane Austen

34. Persuasion - Jane Austen

35. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis

36. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini (2014/07)

37. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres

38. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden

39. Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne

40. Animal Farm - George Orwell

41. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

42. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

43. A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving (2013/04)

44. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins (2012/01)

45. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery

46. Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy

47. The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood

48. Lord of the Flies - William Golding

49. Atonement - Ian McEwan (Fall 2011)

50. Life of Pi - Yann Martel

51. Dune - Frank Herbert

52. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons (2014/04/13)

53. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen

54. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth (2012/10/15)

55. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon

56. A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens (2015/02/18)

57. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

58. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon

59. Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

60. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

61. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov

62. The Secret History - Donna Tartt (2014/09/19)

63. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold (2011/09/04)

64. Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas

65. On The Road - Jack Kerouac

66. Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy (2012/08/24)

67. Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding

68. Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie

69. Moby Dick - Herman Melville

70. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens

71. Dracula - Bram Stoker

72. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett

73. Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson

74. Ulysses - James Joyce

75. The Inferno – Dante

76. Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome

77. Germinal - Emile Zola

78. Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray

79. Possession - AS Byatt

80. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

81. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell (2012/06/16)

82. The Color Purple - Alice Walker

83. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro

84. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert

85. A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry

86. Charlotte’s Web - EB White

87. The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom

88. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

89. The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton

90. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad

91. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery

92. The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks

93. Watership Down - Richard Adams

94. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole (2015/11/20)

95. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute (2016/06/04)

96. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas

97. Hamlet - William Shakespeare

98. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl

99. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

I'm nearly finished. Next up? Work my way through the Canada 150 project from CBC Books, theGreat Canadian Reading List, or the Rory Gilmore reading challenge.

#50 - Zipline across a valley (completed 2016/08/06)

I zip lined across Montmorency Falls, Parc de la Chute Montmorency, Quebec. My exhilarating zip carried me 310 metres across the top of the falls, which cascade down 83 metres, which according to park staff is 33 metres higher than Niagara's Horseshoe Falls. Back in 2013, I had booked Groupon tickets for a 1.5-hour adventure to zipline across a the Saint John River gorge and Grand Falls valley. Unfortunately, my ticket expired before I was able to get to New Brunswick. So, I wasn't about to pass up the experience while we vacationed in Quebec.

#58 - Listen to a new song per week for a year (completed 2012/09/10)

week 1 (09/11) "Party Rock Anthem" - LMFAO (via Lockstep on PR blog)
week 2 (09/18) "The Seed 2.0" - The Roots (via @mikekujawski on Twitter)
week 3 (09/25) "Lollipop" - Lil Wayne (via my Random Ramblings)
week 4 (10/02) "A Commotion" - Feist (recommendation from Saturday's Globe and Mail)
week 5 (10/09) "Elephant Steps" - Patty Shukla (video fave of my 15-month-old niece)
week 6 (10/16) "What other guy" - Adam Cohen (recommendation from Healther's Picks at Indigo)
week 7 (10/23) "Moves like Jagger" - Maroon 5 (recommendation by Cindy R. and her niece Mackenzie)
week 8 (10/30) "Look it Up" - Ashton Shepherd (stumbled on this one while using the Seek button on my radio)
week 9 (11/06) "Last Friday Night" - Katy Perry (via Glee)
week 10 (11/13) "Road Less Travelled" - Ziggy Marley (via YouTube recommendation)
week 11 (11/20) "Rolling in the Deep" - Adele (everyone seems to be talking about her)
week 12 (11/27) "Grenade" - Bruno Mars
week 13 (12/04) "Holocene" - Bon Iver
week 14 (12/11) "Walk" - Foo Fighters (I wanted heavier riffs for my new-to-me song of the week)
week 15 (12/18) "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" - Skrillex (Grammy nominations via NPR)
week 16 (12/25) "Mr. Wrong" - Mary J. Blige (Trending via YouTube)
week 17 (01/01) "Can't Handle Me" - Flo Rida (Annie blogged about this song)
week 18 (01/08) "Coeur de pirate" - Adieu (Pick of the Week at Starbucks)
week 19 (01/15) "Tattoo" - Van Halen (CHEZ 106.1)
week 20 (01/22) "Our Song Comes On" - Kristina Maria (Hot 89.9)
week 21 (01/29) "Three-Minute Song" - Tim Minchin (Colin Davidson's recommendation)
week 22 (02/05) "I Confess" - k.d. lang (browsing at Indigo)

week 23 (02/12) "Breakin' a Sweat" - Skrillex with The Doors (video embedded in a Chris Brogan blog post)

week 24 (02/19) "Give Me All Your Luvin" - Madonna with M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj (I finally watched my PVR recording of her Super Bowl halftime performance)

week 25 (02/26) "Turn Up the Music" - Chris Brown (Grammy performance)

week 26 (03/04) "Princess of China" - Coldplay with Rihanna (Hot 105.5 new PEI radio station)

week 27 (03/11) "Affairs of the Heart" - Damian Marley (YouTube)

week 28 (03/18) "Faith in the Rain" - The Flutterbies (while watching "The Descendants" on my flight to Honolulu)

week 29 (03/25) "Eric's Opera" - Elizabeth Daily and Omar Crook (while watching "Happy Feet Two")

week 30 (04/01) "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)" - The Parliament (while watching "Moneyball")

week 31 (04/08) "I'm pregnant and I know it" - (viral YouTube video Rachelle suggested I watch)

week 32 (04/15) "Nobody" - Trout Fishing in America (broadcasted throughout the Davidsons's minivan)

week 33 (04/22) "Where Are You Now?" - Mumford & Sons (recommended by Jenica Rogers during a webinar for librarians)

week 34 (04/29) "Laughter Crescendo" - Bassnectar (tweet from Chris Brogan)

week 35 (05/06) "Somebody that I used to know" - Gotye (Cindy's iPod)

week 36 (05/13) "Easy Come, Easy Go" - Great Lake Swimmers (recommendation via Starbucks)

week 37 (05/20) "Payphone" - Maroon 5 (trending on YouTube)

week 38 (05/27) "Something More" - Sugarland (while tuning my car radio)

week 39 (06/03) "Saturday Night" - Whigfield (trending on Twitter)

week 40 (06/10) "Back in Time" - Pitbull (MIB3 soundtrack)

week 41 (06/17) "All Those Things" - The Killers (Video forwarded to me by a great friend, Alex. This isn't the official music video, instead it's a celebration of dance.)

week 42 (06/24) "Born to Die" - Lana Del Rey (Song mentioned in a fellow IABC board member's profile)

week 43 (07/01) "Gold on the Ceiling" - Black Keys (Band recommended by Tom and Edie at a dinner party)

week 44 (07/08) "Heavyweight" - Our Lady Peace (97.7 CHOM FM)

week 45 (07/15) "Tell Me" - Groove Theory (YouTube)

week 46 (07/22) "Settle Down" - No Doubt (radio played song after the 2012 Teen Choice Awards)

week 47 (07/29) "Unity" - Shinedown (103.9 MAX FM)

week 48 (08/05) "R U Mine?" - Arctic Monkeys (1st time I heard of this band was the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics. The songs they played were older though, so here's a more recent tune I discovered.)

week 49 (08/12) "Written in the Stars" - Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner (London 2012 closing ceremonies)

week 50 (08/19) "You Lied" - Tool (can't recall who recommended I listen to Tool)

week 51 (08/26) "American Reunion Theme Song" - Good Charlotte (movie preview)

week 52 (09/02) "Mercy" - Dave Matthews Band (trending)

#62 - Meet at least five inspiring authors (completed 2014/08/06, but I'll seize every chance I can to meet other authors)

Margaret Atwood (2015/11/17, Empire Grill, Ottawa; 2016/10/25, Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa)
Joseph Boyden (2015/10/21, Carleton University, Ottawa)
Lorne Elliott (2014/08/06, Stratford Public Library, PEI)
Ann-Marie MacDonald (2008/08/21, Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown)
Alistair MacLeod (2013/10/23, Stratford Public Library, PEI)
Neil Pasricha (2014/09/21, Word on the Street Festival, Halifax)
Bill Richardson (2009/07/30, Confederation Centre, Charlottetown
Mordecai Richler (1989 to 1991, McGill University, Montreal)
Rainbow Rowell (2015/08, Chapters, Charlottetown)
Annie Proulx (2016/09/30 Southminster United Church, Ottawa)
Terry Fallis (2016/10/05, Beaverbrook Library, Ottawa)
Ami McKay (2016/10/17, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa)
Jane Urquhart (2016/10/20, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa)
MG Vassanji (2016/10/22, Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa)
Denise Chong (2016/20/25, Emerald Plaza Library, Ottawa)
Frances Itani (2017/10/04, Beaverbrook Library, Ottawa)
Barbara Kingsolver (2018/10/15, St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn, NY)