In the February 2014 issue of Oprah magazine, author Anna Quindlen offers up the following quote as one of the 5 Things I Know for Sure: “I can’t get by without my friends.
Date Archives February 2014
Lavish weddings – are they worth it?
Big, fancy over-the-top weddings, in my opinion are a waste of money. There—I’ve said it. That ought to ruffle a few feathers. While spending tens of thousands of dollars
Don’t let stress be the end of you
We’ve all experienced our blood pressure rising when we step behind someone with a cart full of groceries in the 10-items-or-less Express aisle. Or when someone sneaks into the parking spot you’ve sat patiently waiting…
Art and music in perfect harmony
Normally I don’t even open the touchy-feely e-mails that frequent our in-boxes, but something about this one made me double-click.It’s Don Maclean singing his famous song from 1971 written as a tribute to Vincent Van…
Boomer woman and Monuments Men
History was certainly not my favourite subject in school, which in retrospect I think was largely due to the quality of the teacher we had. History as it was taught in the 60s was largely…
Sue Monk Kidd scores again
Movies adapted from books never seem to properly capture the nuances an author conveys with the written word. While the world enjoyed the movie, “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” with Judi Dench and a great…