Ahhh, Mother’s Day. The one day of the year intended to make us turn the tables on our Mothers and do for them what they…
I’ve never been caught out on Lake Superior when the gales of November came early but I think I understand the feeling of resigned doom…
For the first time a graphic novel was included in the Canada Reads 2023 competition; Ducks, Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton….
If you have breasts, what do you call them? If you don’t have them, what do you call them? ‘Boobs’ is a common choice. It’s…
A significant challenge of aging well and living long means having to say goodbye to those long term friends who go before you. I’m watching…
Do you remember the first time you saw a pornographic movie? For most of us of a certain age, I’m guessing the average age would…
My first paid work was in a busy restaurant in the centre of a busy tourist destination point. Restaurant? No, it was really a hamburger…
It takes a certain amount of discomfort to make changes. Last week I wrote about the frog staying in the increasingly hot pot of water….
My late husband used to say that the best part of a long run was the moment when the ‘second wind’ would kick in. Not…
One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. Or so the saying goes, but often we don’t get to hear from both sides of the…