Boomer Broads have been warned from an early age to take care of our skin, like the French women do. Use sunblock, cleanse, tone, moisturize. Serums for tightening, serums for lightening, serums for plumping, serums for smoothing. Cosmetics companies, estheticians and dermatologists are making billions of dollars feeding our insecurities. I have invested the cost equivalent of a luxury German car in skincare products and…
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Breaking up is hard to do
Bette Davis is famously quoted as saying, “Getting old is not for sissies”. Retirement is a natural by-product of getting old. For some, it’s wonderful; for others, not so much. I definitely fall into the former category but for those who are forced to retire before they’re psychologically or financially ready it can be devastating. At the risk of generalizing, I think it’s often more…
Man cannot live by meat alone – or can he
Men love their meat. My husband and two of his friends, Dan and Dave (names changed to protect the guilty) are off for a testosterone-packed weekend closing down Dan’s cottage on a lake north of Gananoque, Ontario. The last two days have been a whirl of preparations involving grocery lists, wardrobe consultations and beverage inventories. A copy of the food plan confirmed there’s not a…
Retail rant hits home
My recent rant about the poor level of service in the retail sector really touched a nerve with my readers. We all have horror stories to relate and retailers just don’t seem to be listening. I’ve been writing Hudson’s Bay for years about their frustrating shortage of sales personnel without any acknowledgement of my concerns. Once I even typed a nice letter on real vellum…
The solution for Canadian retailers is as easy as 1, 2, 3
Here I am back on my soapbox because Canadian retailers do not seem to be listening to me – at their peril. Their strange and blindfolded attitude toward the customer is responsible for so many of their problems and they seem oblivious. The solution is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Let me give you a few recent examples that demonstrate my point. Yesterday I…
Boomer broad meets Bridget Jones
Last night a friend and I attended a fun event sponsored by ELLE Canada magazine and Girls Night Out Ontario wine to introduce Helen Fielding, author of Bridget Jones’s Diary and The Edge of Reason. Both books were smash chick-lit hits followed by equally successful movies starring Reneé Zellwegger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. A cocktail reception was held in The Burroughs Building at Queen…