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And the Oscar goes to … um …
Now that Hollywood’s award season is finally over, I have a couple questions. First: why don’t some of these talented nominees and presenters get a bit of training in public speaking before getting up...
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Goodbye Winter, hello Spring
I love the four seasons, and the one I look forward to the most is spring. With all its wonderful qualities, my anticipation of it intensifies since it directly follows winter. Yes, the snow is...
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Chef Boy-our-Sam
My 13-year-old son came home from school a couple of weeks ago and asked to do something he’s never asked to do before: make dinner. “I want to make pancakes for you and Daisy,” he said. “From...
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The future of signatures
My 13-year-old son can’t write his name and most of his buddies can’t either. My 10-year-old daughter and most of her friends can. The reason for this shouldn’t have shocked me since the demise of...
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Coffee is no longer my cup of tea
I moved to the Okanagan over 13 years ago and, as a recovering coffee addict, reluctantly drank my very first Tim Horton’s “double double.” The two-cream-two-sugar combination instantly had me hooked...
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Life as a peacock
I met my friend’s “crazy Aunt Jane” last week and the first thing I said to her was how much I loved her hair. “Thank you,” she laughed, obviously accustomed to hearing compliments like that. Jane...
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LOL: language of letters
About 10 years ago I texted a joke to a work colleague on my phone. He texted back “hilarious lol” and I wondered how he knew my childhood nickname. Only my family and a few close friends called me...
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Take me out to the ball park
During my 10-year-old daughter’s baseball practice I made a quick trip to Starbucks, where I bought myself an overpriced chai tea latte. Arriving back at the park it was announced that I was just in...
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Escaping the curtain of shyness
As I got ready for my high school reunion last weekend, one of my dear friends, whom I’ve known since elementary school, texted me saying that she’d pick me up at the Holiday Inn where I was staying...
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A walk in the park
I started out this year extremely depressed, low on energy and reluctant to get out of bed. Like an alcoholic falling off the wagon, I had once again succumbed to my junk food addiction, knowing full...
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