As Canadian Thanksgiving approaches, I’ve been thinking about the things that bug the heck out of me. This brooding gets pretty old pretty fast. So I thought about how I could turn these irritants into little nuggets of golden gratefulness. I came up with these three unconventional things […]
Who knew that our wardrobes have the power to mark the passage of time as it sails by? I suppose it’s not that surprising as fashion is so fleeting. Shoulder pads, big hair, and blue eye shadow in still photographs and in older YouTube videos tell the story […]
“Do I look wrinkly?” I asked my husband the other morning while preparing for work. “A little,” he answered. I was referring to my un-pressed cotton shirt. He was referring to my skin. I frowned and then we laughed. Listen to me read this classic post: […]
I’d been playing telephone tag with the Canadian Government health survey people for three weeks when, finally, one evening they caught me at home and available to talk. It had been a long day and I was exhausted. I was looking at the big picture of my life […]
Someone recently told me, “Women often feel embarrassed about their age. You seem proud.” Darn right. I’m proud and happy. A Very Strange Idea Even though I grew up in this culture, it remains a very strange idea to me that anyone should feel ashamed of living long. […]
