If I felt I was fully prepared, I have always enjoyed writing an exam. To me, exams were like solving puzzles, and I liked being…
Ever met a phoney three year old? The creature does not exist. A three year old does not know how to be anything other than…
I read a book recently in which a young Chinese girl had her feet bound, as was the practice in 19th century China for girls…
In last week’s post I had intended to give everyone fair warning that there would be no post this holiday weekend. It has been…
I recently heard of someone throwing out all their old cookbooks. Why bother with a book when any recipe you want is available online? Geez,…
If you’ve been following the current chapter of Contentment is for Cows, you will recall that Brewster and Frey Shaw (Freakshow) spent an evening together in…
If you like to listen to, or read interviews with authors, it is not uncommon to hear an author discuss how their characters seemed to…
I had a fierce Grandmother on my father’s side. She immigrated from Ireland on a boat that was one boat before the Titanic… by herself….
I am lefthanded. So what, you say? Well, the world is built for the right handers — which makes sense, since they are the majority. …
When geese take over our favourite city parks, complaints about geese start to rise. Geese do make a mess after all… but geese can teach…