I never make New Year’s resolutions which means I never have to deal with the shame and stress of inevitable failure. Sure . . . I’d love to lose ten or fifteen pounds, and I’d love to swear off Kawartha Dairy’s pralines ‘n cream ice cream for the rest of my life, but I know these things are never going to happen. The same applies…
Wow! I can’t remember the last time I spontaneously applauded at the end of a movie, but I did after the credits starting rolling for The Housemaid, based on the 2022 novel by Freida McFadden. Ordinarily, I would not sign up to see a psychological thriller, but I didn’t know what the movie was about when three of my gal pals and I ventured off…
The other day as I was browsing through seasonal messages I’ve posted in earlier years for inspiration, I came across one I thought was worth repeating: Enough already! Dear Santa: For the most part, I’ve been a very good girl this year, more nice than naughty, and I’ve generally tried to be a better person throughout the year. By Santa standards, that should qualify me…
The reason I haven’t posted a book review in several months is because it’s been that long since I’ve had my hands on a good book. I’ve started many and after a few dozen pages, I gave up. That all changed with The Road To Goderich, a book of historical fiction written by Linda McQuaig. If you read Roughing It In The Bush or Life…
As someone who has trouble hearing and wears hearing aids, it would seem contradictory that I find restaurants these days to be unbearably noisy. Is it a consequence of aging and me getting grumpier, or are restaurant noise levels higher than they’ve ever been? Even after making all the necessary adjustments to minimize background noise in my hearing devices, I still find it impossible to…
