TURNIP-O-LANTERNS
So, have you got your 12 foot animatronic skeleton set up for the second biggest celebration of the year? Home Depot’s selection includes the classic Anatomy 101 style of skeleton as well as a 13… Read More »TURNIP-O-LANTERNS
Jane Macdougall
A CAR NAMED ESMERALDA
Her name was Esmeralda. The word, itself, is beautiful – mellifluous, full of sibilance. It’s the Spanish word for one of the most prized of the gemstones, the emerald. The name Esmeralda inescapably conjures the… Read More »A CAR NAMED ESMERALDA
TEACHERS LIGHT THE WAY
This is the 167th instalment of The Bookless Club. That’s 167 questions that we’ve pondered together. We started this thing, you and I, back when the pandemic stalked the planet, instilling fear and isolation into… Read More »TEACHERS LIGHT THE WAY
GOOD TEACHERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
“Did I remember Mr. Crittenden?”, she asked, tentatively. I hadn’t heard that name in decades but in the instant that she mentioned it, I reflexively began fabricating excuses. Albert Crittenden was the vice-principal at my… Read More »GOOD TEACHERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
BAKING VERSUS COOKING VERSUS DELIVERY
So, what are you? A cook or a baker? Generally speaking, if you’re good at one, you’re usually not terribly good at the other. In fact, some cooks are terrible with a bundt pan and… Read More »BAKING VERSUS COOKING VERSUS DELIVERY
FUN FOR YOUNG AND OLD?
Maybe this makes sense to you. Maybe, like me, it makes no sense to you at all. I was taking an elderly person to the Pacific National Exhibition. She hadn’t been to the PNE in… Read More »FUN FOR YOUNG AND OLD?
PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE RECIPE
Save your money while controlling your sugar and fat intake! You can make this seasonal favourite quickly and easily right in your own kitchen. Here’s what you’ll need to whip up two PSLs: Ingredients 2… Read More »PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE RECIPE
PUMPKIN SPICE RULES!
The traditional symbol of autumn has been replaced. Gone is the cornucopia, that horn-shaped ornamental basket with its tumbling pageant of corn, squash, apples and grapes. In its place, we now signify the change of… Read More »PUMPKIN SPICE RULES!
DOG TRAINING
Her name was Jess. Jess was kind of a default name. Each night I’d write tomorrow’s To Do list and it included getting the kids to settle on a name for our new German Shepherd… Read More »DOG TRAINING
MEMORIES OF NAPTIME
It was summer. Had to be – the bedroom window was open and the curtains luffed in the afternoon breeze. I’m lying in bed monitoring the slow, rhythmic undulation of cotton fabric. I remember noting… Read More »MEMORIES OF NAPTIME