School’s Out!
The young ones are tasting freedom for another season. …
A strange phenomenon is sometimes popping up on the shoulders of better-dressed women and I feel it is my duty to address it! …
Strapping Them On Read More »
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. …
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. …
Garage update, June 27 Read More »
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. …
Life at the Plaza Read More »
Me…and…my…shaaaadow! My Honda Shadow, that is!Â
…
Bernice Makes Way for Bernice’s Shadow Read More »
Welllll, it’s going to be a long road! …
Update: The Road to Fitness Read More »
This is an admittedly terrible picture of my new bike but when I last saw it, it was still parked on the showroom floor.
…
Bernice II is Coming Home! Read More »
On Saturday morning I dropped by Derek’s broadcast remote at Forest City Honda to bring him a bagel and coffee. …
Kicking the Tires Read More »
When we last left our saga, some of the radiant in-floor heating tubes had been damaged. (cue dramatic music!) …
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. …
Just Phone It In – House Proud, The Toronto Sun Read More »
A long time ago, either with my pal Charlene or my pal Karen, I saw an Eiffel Tower in a store in Toronto. …
It Really Is The Little Things… Read More »
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. …
Several Steps Over the Line Read More »
Phase 2.5: A Wee Snag in the Project Read More »
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. …
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. …
With Apologies to Managers Past, Present and Future…Read More »
With Apologies to Managers Past, Present and Future… Read More »
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! …
Phase Two – The Concrete Pad Read More »