It’s just like a book club, only there’s no book and no club.
One day, I will build a wall with sofa cushions and pillows on the living room floor. The wall will be situated close to a floor-to-ceiling window. Taking inspiration from ancient castles, this mound of… Read More »BIRD BATH LIFEGUARD
There it was, shunted to the back of a shelf in the thrift store. It was only a few inches high, taller than it was wide, but you couldn’t help but notice it. Prim and… Read More »HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?
I sat in the stands under the big red and white tent that’s been part of the Vancouver summer landscape since 1990. Unfurling before me was over two and half hours of Shakespeare’s, A Midsummer… Read More »LINE PLEASE!
There’d been several men doing work in the basement. Later in the evening, she did a quick inspection of the area. She noticed that one of the basement windows was unlatched. No one in her… Read More »TRUST
There are few things more intimate. Few things are as revealing. You can play tennis with a virtual stranger. You can have dinner with an acquaintance. Many’s the relationship launched over coffee. Convening for drinks… Read More »THE SOCIAL SCIENCE OF ICE CREAM CONES
My mom likes to cook. On our weekly trip to the public library, I’d peruse Nancy Drew mysteries while she’d rifle the Time Life cookbook series on world cuisines. She’d thumb through the pages of… Read More »GOOD INTENTIONS GONE AWRY
My right arm is pretty much totally out of commission. I have a giant bruise blossoming on my shoulder. My left arm has its own complaints. The wages of curiosity …. Tucked in off of… Read More »I CALL SHOTGUN
She raises her eyebrow and gives me the look. “What? What!”, I respond, exasperated. Wordlessly, she looks down at my shoes. Ahhh, yes. My shoes. My daughter isn’t registering her disapproval about my choice of… Read More »SHOES, ON OR OFF?
I’ve just discovered the magnifying app on my iPhone. You simply go to Settings, scroll down, slide right, face north, turn left and double click. Or triple click? Dead simple though it may be, there’s… Read More »SWISS ARMY KNIVES
Imagine you’re a director. You want to convey a sense of freedom, the sense of being released into wide, open spaces. In a quick series of shots you want to get one idea across. That… Read More »CONVERTIBLES