https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-how-we-can-make-maid-meaningful/
How we can make MAID meaningful
Grandma’s got it going on, even at 80
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-person/article-grandmas-got-it-going-on-even-at-80/
I am at the mercy of my hairdresser: She teases, she trims and she talks too much
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-person/article-i-am-at-the-mercy-of-my-hairdresser-she-teases-she-trims-and-she-talks/
My dad’s assisted death was a parting gift. I wish I’d said so in his obituary
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-assisted-death-obituary-1.7109665
Moving into my vintage years with a great role model
The other day I saw a circa 1960-something Volvo being towed on the back of a flat deck truck. I recognized the car, well at least the model, immediately. One of my friend’s moms drove a similar car in the early 80s when I was in high school. In 1982 that car seemed ancient to […]
Everybody’s talking and nobody’s listening
It’s now de rigueur to see diplomacy (and I use that term lightly) carried out through Twitter. And while his tweets arguably garner the most attention, this phenomenon is by no means limited to @realDonaldTrump. Even our own political darling @cafreeland has been known to get herself, and Canada, into hot water in 280 characters or less.
Welcome to Coffee Klatch
Welcome to Coffee Klatch, my new blog that promises a little bit about a lot of things. The term “coffee klatch” comes from the German word, kaffeeklatsch, a compound word that means, “an informal social gathering for coffee and conversation.” The coffee klatch has always held an appeal for me because it combines so many […]
Lessons from my fig tree
Seven summers ago I bought a six-inch-high fig sapling at the local farmer’s market. I planted it in a perfect spot in our garden — protected from the wind and backed by a warm rock wall. I watered, weeded and pruned. I watched as the tree grew from scrawny infancy into a towering and robust behemoth […]
Am I just being paranoid?
Everyone seems to have a personal assistant these days. From Alexa to Watson, from Cortana to Viv, it seems that fewer and fewer people are willing to make time in their busy lives to manually search the web for the weather report; or go to the trouble of pushing a button to ask Siri to add a […]
A grammar geek’s guide to the universe
If you believe that sacred texts such as the Bible, Torah, Qur’an and the Yoga Sutras are practical guides that outline the rules under which particular religions expect their followers to live, the Canadian Press’s authoritative reference book on standardized writing practices is most definitely mine. I spend the bulk of my workday in front of a […]