Helen Humphreys knows how to tell a good story. Her latest book, The Evening Chorus is about a marriage, a love affair and the effects of war on both. James and Rose marry in England…
Date Archives September 2015
Heather O’Neill takes us down the rabbit hole
When I began reading Montreal author Heather O’Neill’s latest book, Daydreams of Angels, I had no idea I would be diving into a genre I thought I’d left behind about sixty years ago—fairy tales. Her…
Does your chicken cluck?
Chicken is one of the world’s most popular sources of animal protein. With its versatility for being served hot or cold and adapted to thousands of different recipes, chicken is a diet staple around the…
Is Timmies still a Canadian cultural icon?
Boomers remember the real Tim Horton—the handsome young hockey player who helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win four Stanley Cups back in the sixties. Tim Horton was killed in a tragic car crash in 1974…
Circling The Sun expands the cast of eccentric characters in Africa
If you enjoyed Out of Africa, the story of author Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen’s years as a coffee farmer in Kenya (is there a Baby Boomer alive who didn’t love the movie with Meryl Streep and…
Coffee pod pollution is a fixable problem
My name is Lynda and I confess I am a polluter. As the happy owner of a Bosch Tassimo hot beverage dispenser I regularly use the disposable pods criticized by environmentalists for polluting our landfill…