Lighthearted rants and reflections on baby boomer lifestyle, fashion, current events, and more . . . .
One of the best-selling YA books ever has been made into a movie. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret” was written by Judy Blume more than fifty years ago and it still holds up. I must confess I never read the book because I was already grown up and working by the time it was published but the experiences and emotions described in the book are…
Navigating healthy eating guidelines is a minefield of confusing and often conflicting information. How much can we trust the Canada food rules? One week dairy is bad; the next week it’s good. The same has happened with coffee. Then, I heard seed oils are bad for us. Should we or shouldn’t we? We’re told everything in moderation is the best solution, but is it really?…
It had been several weeks since I’d been able to get my hands on any books that held my interest long enough to get past a couple of dozen pages. Then, finally, two I downloaded from the library turned out to be worth the wait. Still Life Takes Us on a Decades-Long Trip to Florence, Italy Still Life by Sarah Winman ticked all my boxes—historical fiction,…
Whenever Tom Hanks stars in a movie, you can be assured it’s worth the price of admission. Currently in movie theatres, A Man Called Otto is no exception. There are no superheroes, enemy aliens, interplanetary threats of annihilation, monsters, or weapons-toting bad guys. It’s a wonderful character study of a man our age who is facing everyday life challenges. Hanks plays a curmudgeon called Otto…
Your blogger had a very successful day this week selling my three books at an arts and crafts show at Riverwood Golf Club in Port Charlotte, Florida. It was lovely to be back in the saddle after being so constricted in our social lives by COVID for more than two years. Amidst tables of creative artwork, jewelry, paintings, sewing, Christmas decorations, woodwork, and other amazing…
Have you ever dreamed of buying an old farmhouse in France and spending your summers there? Many people have done just that but no one describes the experience as wonderfully and with as much humour as Mark Greenside in his book I’ll Never Be French (no matter what I do. The book was published in 2008 and written when French currency was in francs but…