Dear Readers, I’d like your opinion. Since starting this blog in January of 2014 I have always taken the summer off. I would like to…
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is often credited with being the original romance novel. It has all the moments that make a romance a great…
When you read books, watch movies or television, do you have a favourite genre? What does it say about you? How committed are you to…
Not having kids of my own, it can be fun for me to get to know the sons and daughters of friends of mine. One…
What if we could see ourselves as others see us? Robbie Burns’ poem, “Ode to a Louse,” suggests it would be a powerful thing if…
Two book launches are planned for the end of April. One in London and one in Stratford. Details and how to register are outlined below….
At a recent get-together with friends and acquaintances the after-dinner conversation brushed up against U.S. politics. Someone (probably me), immediately said, “Don’t Go There.” Everybody…
It’s March Break. Y’all are getting just a quick note this week. Editing my mother’s diaries was a labour of love. I felt her words…
First order of business; Save the Date! Two events to launch “I Had a Swell Time” are in the calendar; April 23, 2:30 p.m. at…
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…