The First Person essay I’ve Started Ironing My Bedsheets and It’s Totally Addictive in The Globe and Mail the other day hit home with me. I’ve never regarded ironing as a chore and Liz D’Andrea’s…
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Two great books by Canadian authors
Fight Night by Miriam Toews Of all the books I’ve read by best-selling Giller Prize-nominated Canadian author Miriam Toews, her latest, Fight Night is probably my favourite. It is also her funniest. Through the skillful…
Clear the track! Hubby has a two-day hall pass
I’m heading back to my hometown (Campbellford, Ontario) for a couple of days this week. It’s a chance to visit friends, revisit local sights, and load up on fresh curd from Empire Cheese & Butter…
Three good books to check out: A memoir by Sinead O’Connor, Sex trafficking in the U.K., and some Norwegian wood
Rememberings by Sinéad O’Connor We all remember the career-destroying episode of SNL when Sinéad O’Connor tore up a picture of the Pope. Frankly, I didn’t find it shocking and could never understand the furor. After…
How has a year and a half of isolation changed you?
We’ve been living history in real-time since the start of the COVID pandemic in March 2020. From the beginning, we kept thinking the inconveniences we were experiencing and lifestyle changes imposed on us would soon…
3 more good reads for the dog days of summer
Now that we’re into the dog days of summer, I’ve been taking full advantage of my backyard gazebo to put my feet up and tuck into one good book after another. I’ve just finished three…