Kathy Chung

@kathychung

Conference coordinator, professional genealogist, photographer, writer and editor based in Vancouver, BC. MLitt, QG. kathychung.com she/her

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Kathy Chung@kathychung· Jun 27

The ferry departed and the car alarms started. It’s a multi-alarm chorus. Feels just like home!

Red outdoor CalMac ferry seats, a painted green deck, and a white metal railing under a heavily cloudy sky.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Jun 10

Puffins of unusual size.

Several shelves of unusually round souvenir stuffed toy puffins on display in Keflavik airport.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· May 16

That’s exactly how I remember West Lothian from my last visit.

A huge canola field with a row of trees stretching across it in the distance under a cloudy sky

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Apr 21

HangTag in YVR: not a math wiz of an app or trying to rip me off? Who’s to say?

The HangTag parking countdown screen showing one minute remaining on my parking that expires at 12:44 when it is really only 12:36.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Feb 10

Age verification? This was the first computer game I played.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Oct 27

A dark teal background with words in white advertising paint. It reads, “Behr colour of the year Hidden Gem”

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Oct 15

Feeling super sad about next week not being @siwc.bsky.social. Tried to distract myself with cleaning the kitchen and promptly broke the perfect little gift the wonderful @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social gave me last year that I’ve used every day since. 😭😭😭

A white china Murchie’s “teabag tidy” in the shape of a teapot now in several more pieces than the one piece it should be.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Jun 26

What actor's expression in a movie will stay with you for the rest of your life?

Gemma Craven as Cinderella leaving in the dead of night in a hooded cloak with tear-filled eyes.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· May 11

Abby says hi

A white and brown twenty-pound curly-haired Cavapoo/Cockapoo mix luring on her back on a white duvet.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· May 4

I always think of Star Wars day as Leslie day. My late friend Leslie was the biggest Star Wars fan I've ever met, her devotion written in ink all over her body. She was wild and generous and funny, and we all, but her kids especially, lost her all too soon.

A waist-up portrait of a forty-year old woman wearing an orange shirt and posing with a plastic Darth Vader head. She has a big smile, bright pink fingernails, purple rectangular glasses, and spiky bleached hair a few inches long with the ends dyed vivid fuchsia and purple.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Apr 20

Pierre was in my town today telling his supporters people here are terrified to leave their homes. This guy has no clue.

A park in my town today with trees reflected in the still lake. Not pictured: around the park people of all ages and diverse backgrounds took advantage of the gorgeous weather to picnic, walk, play, exercise, and simply enjoy our safe community.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Mar 9

What's Pierre gonna do with all his "Axe Tax The" t-shirts now?

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Feb 27

Abby sends her sympathy and offers to share her stick.

A 25lb white and buff spaniel poodle cross in a blue harness carrying a very big stick outside in a park.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Jan 23

Glorious sunset tonight in YVR.

Bare trees against a vibrant sunset in shades of fiery orange and greyish purple.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Jan 21

Random trip photo: what could be nicer than a tea break inside a bookstore? At Topping & Co in Edinburgh last May.

A round wooden table in front of a window with tea for two next to bookshelves and a library ladder, taken inside Topping & Co bookstore in Edinburgh. The weather outside is sunny with some clouds. The light in the room is cheerful and warm.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Jan 20

One of my favourite places to breathe.

A rocky beach with narrow logs next to a calm sea. A rocky outcrop with sparse evergreens to one side is reflected in the water. White clouds dot the blue sky.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Jan 14

A moment of calm. Gentle sea on a pebble beach. Pender Island, BC.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Dec 13

Me neither.

The headstone of my aunt, who died of polio, in grey stone with some lichen growing on it. The text, in gold, reads "To The Dear Memory Of Maureen, Loved Daughter of William & Mary Fraser, born 25 Feb 1941, Died 14 Aug 1947.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Dec 13

My mum's sister died of polio when she was six and my mum was one. Everything about my family was changed forever by that one death in ways that are still keenly felt 77 years later.

A black-and-white photo of Maureen Fraser, aged about 4, taken around 1945 on a grassy area of a park. She has a mop of curly hair, a light-coloured dress, and is smillng and vibrantly alive. At six, she'd be gone, taken by polio.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Dec 12

Did you know my friend Kate MacIntosh has a new dual timeline book out this week? I cannot wait to read The Champagne Letters. France, strong women finding their way, champagne… I’m waiting impatiently for my copy to arrive. 🍾

The cover of Kate MacIntosh’s book The Champagne Letters.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Nov 20

This post by a genealogy colleague being indistinguishable from one by a writer colleague handily illustrates one part of the largely overlapping venn diagram of the things I do for work. 🙃

An entirely overlapping venn diagram of my three jobs: conference coordinator, genealogist, and writer/editor listing the work associated with the job: research rabbit holes, puzzles, stories, writing, planning, editing, reveiwing, creating documents, maintaining relationships, talking to librarians, conferences, email...

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Nov 19

A random photo for a stormy Tuesday: inside one of the many cosy bookstores in Wigtown, Scotland.

A room in a used bookstore with a worn leather chair with a tartan seat cover, a wooden table piled high with boxes, stuffed bookshelves, a lamp and fireplace, and red rugs on the floor.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Nov 17

Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline

The ocean, clouds, and rain all in shades of grey with a tiny hint of sunshine peeking through.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Nov 15

Absolutely.

White and brown curly cockapoo/cavapoo mix Abby all tucked in, sleeping with her head on a pillow because she is a very spoiled girl.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Nov 13

A moment of calm: standing at the edge of the sea with my friend @sandratayler.bsky.social a couple of months ago in LA, listening to the waves roll in and watching birds enjoy their low-tide feast of the mussels growing on the pilings.

A shot of Manhattan Beach pier taken from the beach with gentle waves rolling onto the sand.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Nov 12

Abby's sheer joy in finding a most excellent stick twice as long as she is makes any day better.

20-pound white and brown cockapoo/cavapoo mix Abby joyfully carring a stick bigger than she is.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Nov 5

Abby, a white and brown cavapoo/cockapoo mix, snuggling on the couch with a person and a fuzzy blanket and wearing a brown jedi hoody.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Apr 1

Happy book birthday to my dear friend Liza Palmer. Very excited to read this!

A photo of the cover of Liza Palmer’s new book, Family Reservations.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Mar 28

Abby the white and brown spaniel/poodle cross dozing in her favourite sunny spot on an armchair.

Kathy Chung@kathychung· Jan 26

This is Abby. AKA Babs, Bob, Boo, Abbers, Sharks, Aberoni…