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….
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Finding Pleasure in The Simple Things
When I sent my friend Perry a picture of my new tea mug, she responded with a picture of her favourite coffee mug with a little story about why she loves it so much. The…
Mourning The Disappearance of Women’s Television
After a long, stress-free day of being retired, I like to further unwind before bedtime by watching something light, entertaining, and preferably funny on television. I avoid the news as much as possible as it…
News Flash – Gen-X Discovers Perimenopause And Menopause
When I opened the weekend newspaper and found an entire supplement devoted to perimenopause and menopause—as if it had just been discovered by Gen-X and never before discussed—I thought it was time to re-post an…
Should employers institute menopause sensitivity training for staff?
Yikes! I nearly choked on my Bran Buds when I read online that some companies are contemplating menopause sensitivity training for employees. In a misguided gesture to make employees, particularly males, aware that symptoms of…
10 of my most UN-favourite things
A recent post by Catherine Summers on her Not Dressed As Lamb blog, got me thinking about those things in life that I absolutely could live without. I shared Catherine’s antipathy toward Harry Potter, Mariah…