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  • October 23, 2021

    The image of a harried, country housewife in an apron, blowing stray hairs out of her eyes as she bends…
  • October 9, 2021

    This time of year often makes me think of the old saying: “You’ll catch more flies with honey than vinegar".…
  • September 12, 2021

    “You mean, I have to kiss their butts?” These were the loud and incredulous words my grandson hollered out in…
  • September 2, 2021

    “People are weird. When we find someone with weirdness compatible with ours, we team up and call it love." -…
  • August 16, 2021

    Do you ever make mistakes? That’s a silly question because of course, we all do. Here are a few common…
  • August 6, 2021

    Because we haven’t been able to travel for so long, I’ve been sighing a lot, peering at old travel photos,…
  • July 31, 2021

    The Canadian celebration of Heritage Day, for me, always meant a day spent with my dad. He’d put on his…
  • July 16, 2021

    How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Under my breath I recited this old…
  • July 9, 2021

    There are always irritants in life. Some may come in the form of flying insects such as a mosquito whining…
  • June 25, 2021

    Where would you be going this summer if not for COVID-19? I was headed to Europe. I’ve been quite a…