School’s Out!
The young ones are tasting freedom for another season.
Month: June 2010
Strapping Them On
A strange phenomenon is sometimes popping up on the shoulders of better-dressed women and I feel it is my duty to address it!
I Doth Protest
We saw and heard it all over the weekend: the peaceful protests and the self-described anarchists called the Black Bloc, as the G20 leaders came to Toronto.
Garage update, June 27
Does anything ever go as planned? The trick is to be flexible enough to roll with it when your plans take on a will of their own.
Life at the Plaza
We live next to a little strip mall. It’s mostly good. It’s clean, there is no pool full of screeching children and we don’t have some of the troubles that can come with bad neighbours.
Bernice Makes Way for Bernice’s Shadow
Me…and…my…shaaaadow! My Honda Shadow, that is!
The Earth Moved
I felt the earthquake alright but I shrugged it off.
Update: The Road to Fitness
Welllll, it’s going to be a long road!
Bernice II is Coming Home!
This is an admittedly terrible picture of my new bike but when I last saw it, it was still parked on the showroom floor.
Kicking the Tires
On Saturday morning I dropped by Derek’s broadcast remote at Forest City Honda to bring him a bagel and coffee.
Garage Update
When we last left our saga, some of the radiant in-floor heating tubes had been damaged. (cue dramatic music!)
Just Phone It In – House Proud, The Toronto Sun
I recently gave up my beloved BlackBerry and switched to an iPhone. My husband had leaped over this technological chasm, and once I could no longer send him peer-to-peer messages, I followed.
It Really Is The Little Things…
A long time ago, either with my pal Charlene or my pal Karen, I saw an Eiffel Tower in a store in Toronto.
Several Steps Over the Line
Quebecor has announced it’s putting together a sort of Fox News North – a 24 hour TV channel because, my inner sarcastic voice says, the other ones have worked out to be soooo popular.
Phase 2.5: A Wee Snag in the Project
He must be commended for taking it very well.
More Than Words
And now, another instalment of words that make me go “hmmm”. Newswriting is a tricky business. It’s usually done to the fast ticking of a clock to deadline which is why editors are so important.
With Apologies to Managers Past, Present and Future…
Sometimes a meeting is an exchange of information. More often it’s just held because it’s expected. Sometimes it’s necessary. More often, it’s not.
Phase Two – The Concrete Pad
Our backyard now features a concrete pad that’s big enough to serve as a neighbourhood roller-skating rink. But it won’t get that chance!