In the news this week, there was a report of a young woman who was sexually assaulted by a driver she had contacted through an…
In the 1930s and 1940s, Ontario lakeshore vacation spots such as Port Stanley, Bayfield, Grand Bend, all had dance pavilions. I was charmed by the…
There is no official post this week as we take a winter pause for Family Day. I hope you are all enjoying the snow with…
Every generation thinks they are the first ones to invent being young. We meet our parents as mature adults, overly concerned with our curfews, our…
Finally! The diaries are available! Bias aside, this is a sweet and engaging read. My editor said it best, “This unmitigated view into a young…
I live with 25 houseplants of 19 different varieties. The oldest is a Spineless Yucca I purchased in 1978 at a Dominion grocery store. My…
My long-time friend and favourite resource, the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines overhaul as, “to take to pieces in order to examine and repair if necessary.”…
If there is one lesson I have found useful from my Mother’s diaries it would be her annual habit of assessing the previous year and…
Creativity evolves; by definition it can’t be stationary. As part of an overhaul of this entire site I reviewed blog posts from the very beginning….
Covid was a major disrupter to my family’s long standing Christmas traditions. Pre-covid, we had a large family dinner, including gift-giving. “Nothing I have to…