Warning: If the F-bomb offends you kindly discontinue reading this post. The f-bomb officially belongs to middle-aged women. Language morphs over time and meanings can alter. This word is not immune to those changes. I hear the f-bomb more often than not as an adjective, void of malice. We started to claim this word in […]
As we age, we can come to believe that the beauty we once had has faded. What we don’t recognize is that it has transcended energetically into something so much more. Women our age have wisdom, experience and compassion tenfold. There is no diminishing the power and strength that emanates from our maturity, history, and […]
Meghan and Harry got married this weekend. Good for them. My news feeds have been inundated with reports about the future Princess and Prince. Being a Canadian and part of the Commonwealth countries I’ve grown up with the influence of royalty my entire life, so I’m not that excited about it, but I am happy […]
I grew up with Bill Cosby. It was inconceivable back then to imagine his legacy would be one of sexual assault and possibly jail time. He is now a frail old man, and there are others like him, but unlike Cosby, they have not stood trial for their history of sexual offences. Men who took advantage […]
My Spanx told me to f*ck off. I didn’t ask for their opinion, but I got it anyway. I hardly wear them, so I wonder if that has something to do with it. I have them for the same reason I have a fire extinguisher in my kitchen. In case of an emergency. I recall […]
I draft this note while reminiscing about the times we spent together. You were lovely. I came to know my way intimately around you. The boundaries surrounding my life were crystal clear when you were part of it. Why did you have to go? Remember when we first met? It was the early sixties. A time […]
I’ve practiced yoga for over a dozen years. I continue to suck at it, but it has provided me with valuable insights on my journey of life that I otherwise wouldn’t have. I’ve learned not to judge. That struggle lays in judgment. If you observe the tiny young lady in front of you, who is […]
Best Lent Ever! For those not clear on what that is, it is a practice to mark Christ’s 40 days in the desert. There are lots of ways to recognize the tradition from 40 days of fasting to 40 days of performing acts of kindness. I don’t regularly practice Lent, but curiously this year I […]
I have frequented second-hand stores my entire life. They’re fun offering unique items that are inexpensive. You need several things to shop vintage/secondhand. The desire to hunt, a great pair of eyes, to source out tears and holes from previously dining moths, a knowledge of brands, including those that are high end, and a great […]
I saw a piece on television featuring an Anglican priest standing outside a train Station on Ash Wednesday in Toronto. Several people aware that it was the start of lent, approached him as he was holding ashes. He was stunned by the traffic that came his way as he applied the grey dust on those […]