Friday, November 20, 2020

“Give me the roses while I live”

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There’s an old bluegrass song that comes to mind today. Wonderful things of folks are said When they have passed away Roses adorn their n...
Friday, October 23, 2020

Proud sponsors of #VirtualPride2020 from Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County!

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 We at  Michelle’s Home For Wayward Women and the Culinary Arts  (Laurie and I) are proud to be sponsors of the Rainbow Community Center of ...
Sunday, October 11, 2020

Me and We; Call to Worship for National Coming Out Day

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  Me and We; National Coming Out Day Call to Worship for the October 11, 2020 service at Mt.  Diablo  Unitarian  Universalist  Church When...
Saturday, October 3, 2020

The Marriage of Michelle Paquette & Laurie Wickwire

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We were married on October 3, 2020 in a ceremony held in the Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church Sancturary, with a total of 8 people i...
Thursday, October 1, 2020

Michelle and Laurie's Wedding

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Michelle and Laurie are getting married! After three years of teasing each other online, dating, and pretty much constantly being in each ot...
Sunday, July 26, 2020

Finding the Joy We Can, Opening to New Sources of Joy

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Welcome!  I am Michelle Paquette, and my pronouns are She/Her/Hers. The whole world seems to be afire with tensions and strife.  TV, the Web...
Saturday, June 20, 2020

Reflections on “Disclosure”, a 2020 film directed and produced by Sam Feder

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I recall reading “Myra Breckinridge” when I was barely 16, and being more than a little freaked out by it.   The transsexual woman as insane...