The funny thing about My Favourites on my TV is that they aren’t favourites at all. They are simply the channels that I actually get on my TV. I had to scroll through the hundreds of channels listed in the guide and find out which ones produce a […]
Flags cause wars. At least, that’s what my Dad used to say. Once when my parents were visiting me in Calgary from England, Dad asked why there were so many national flags around the gas station. This was back when Petro-Canada was a crown corporation and Canadians were […]
I woke myself up the other night, shouting at a burglar. I was visiting my son and his family, and dreamed that someone was on the deck outside the room. I yelled, “Get off our deck!” Then I yelled it again. In the dream, I could only see […]
The big bad wolf is cholesterol, and to keep the wolf from the door we have to watch out for fats. For years I’ve been trying to cut back on saturated and trans fats and to increase my intake of Omega-3 fatty acids. I’ve been doing what I […]
I got rid of it. That stuff that hung around in the garage making me feel guilty? It’s gone. Today I took my golf clubs and my cross-country skis and sold them at the recycled sports gear store. Well, to be honest, I only sold the clubs. They […]
I’ve been watching old episodes of Call the Midwife on Netflix and I just realized that I lived in what is now a historical drama. (I also lived through my own personal version of Mad Men, but that’s another story.) It is a very strange feeling to know […]
Store cards, sometimes called Customer Appreciation Cards or Loyalty Cards or Club Cards or Reward Zone Cards, are really just a device for identifying the degree to which the customer is inadequate. By the time I have chosen the store, the product, and the checkout line, I am […]
I am a snowbird who travels south for the winter. When I get there I have a bird of paradise plant on my patio.
