There is one event in our social calendar that the Carpenter and I don’t miss: the Monster…
WriteOut of Her Mind
Shake your moneymaker
Sometimes you just have to shake your moneymaker – even if it doesn’t make you money…
Happy Daddy’s Day
Fathers everywhere will likely enjoy a fabulous Father’s Day on Sunday and that’s…
Tough as nails
You might not remember this, but when I was a kid there was a Sesame Street skit where a little boy…
My table at Marj’s
I have never been a brave person when it comes to needles, or medical offices for that matter. But…
Rock solid
I begged. I whined. I offered to pay. I did everything I could to get the Carpenter to go to a…
Arguments
My husband, the Carpenter, is the great love of my life. I adore him. But sometimes, I don’t…
Polar bears and fish sticks
My favourite animal also happens to be my nickname: polar bear. I’m okay with that. Who…
Existential mom crisis
No other decision in my life has prompted repeated episodes of existential crisis quite like my…
Shredded
I couldn’t stop myself. It was as if I was possessed by the spirits of cranky ghosts of…
Driving Miss Dee Dee
You know the way your dog perks up its ears and cocks its head to the side when you say, “car…
Sick days
After one of the healthiest winters in my medical history, I can honestly say March came in like an…
Lightfoot, light heart
Tick another box of my Canada 150 bucket list. I got to see Gordon Lightfoot perform at the Elora…
Fortune cookie
This column is a tad risqué. It is intended for mature audiences, (though the story is about…
Across the pond
His bags are packed. The passport is ready. Forms are filled out. The money is in the account. And…