Memories of Love
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all write a beautiful love sonnet like Elizabeth Barrett Browning! Most of us are not poets, but we have loved someone. During these … Continued
A Creative Vaccine
Happy New Year! With 2020 now a haunting memory, we can look forward to 2021 when hopefully we will witness the end of this wretched pandemic and receive a much-awaited shot in the arm. Literally. As in vaccines. But until … Continued
A COVID Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas and Santa was tired The pandemic was raging, and his elves had been fired He begged to his reindeer, “Please help me tonight!” But they froze in their tracks then ran out of sight. Santa … Continued
International Bromance Part Deux
Call Us Zoomers Please! That was the title of the first column I wrote for the Peace Arch News ten years ago in November 2010. A decade has zoomed by (pun intended) and I can’t think of a better way … Continued
Promises, Promises
Oh promises, promises I’m all through with promises, promises now Well maybe Dionne Warwick is through with promises, but currently, British Columbians are being inundated with promises. There’s a provincial election around the corner and both major parties are making … Continued
Lots to Celebrate as Fall Arrives
September is here and it promises to be an Indian summer. Oh dear, are we allowed to say that anymore? The pandemic drags on with no end in sight. No doubt we are all filled with COVID fatigue and wondering … Continued
The World Needs a Little More Sugar
My dear friend is not happy; in fact she is mad as hell. Full of anger and despair and rebellion. And the corona virus. As a result, I choose not to visit her anymore. I am referring to America, the … Continued
Supernatural BC Parts Unknown
BC is open again for travel. Weeks into Phase 3 of the pandemic’s “new” normal, Supernatural British Columbia is beckoning us to visit. BC residents are invited to travel within its borders where the natural beauty and splendor of BC … Continued
Black Lives Matter
I can’t breathe. Against the backdrop of a pandemic, these three words are ricocheting around the world as people protest against racial and social injustice. This is nothing new. Racism has been a problem in our society for centuries and … Continued
La Mia Anima e Italiana
La mia anima e italiana! I am a Canadian woman with English/Irish heritage but my soul is Italian! I seem to gravitate to everything Italian. When my daughters were little, I would trek to Commercial Drive to buy them Italian … Continued