The week has been eventful. Our national media community has been rocked by revelations of violent behaviour towards women, by one of Canada’s prominent talk show hosts, Jian Ghomeshi. Plenty of news about him everywhere in the Canadian media, so I do not want to discuss him here. Also, the Ebola virus continues to spread,… Continue reading First Snow Autumn 2014
Universally Shared
A Personal Opinion I may be the only person in Canada who did not care for Peter Gzowski, a much lauded CBC host. Actually, I only listened to him once, so my assessment may have been spurious, but it might not have been. Since my feelings about Mr. Gzowski would have absolutely no impact on… Continue reading Universally Shared
Off The Rack
There are those of us who are larger than the popular image of beauty, or shaped differently. I am one of those people who is not a “media” beauty, and yet I love my body, my face, and my hair-most-of-the-time. I am thinking about this as a result of looking at furniture ideas on Pinterest.… Continue reading Off The Rack
All Tucked In
After Attila arrived home from work on Saturday, we decided to make a trip into town to deposit a cheque, purchase fuel, and pick up some supplies. At the grocery store we noticed that the Pharmacy had someone available to give flu shots. It would save a trip to have our shots then and there!… Continue reading All Tucked In
A Quiet Day
A new day has dawned, sunshine prevails. It was cold last night, and the morning fire is a welcome ritual. Mist supervises, sitting beside me as I place the firewood in the fireplace, watching me carefully until the fire is lit, the door is closed, and the flames begin to blaze. Then she wanders off… Continue reading A Quiet Day