Home again home again jiggity jig. Right now I am of course sitting in the swivel armchair in the kitchen where I spend much of my time. Sometimes it feels like my bum is glued

Well, I have to say, this takes the cake. More anon about my visit with Chris, but first … As I have undoubtedly written before, Canada’s pre-eminent scientist and environmentalist David Suzuki and my father

Not much to say except — still, so much pleasure. This island is truly magical. When we’re driving, I can’t get over that beside the road, where in the city are endless high-rise buildings, here

The Rockies without smoke. With smoke. Kits pool. The beach near Judy’s. The English Bay beach by Bruce’s. Tuna poke bowls at the Sylvia. Me as the sun goes down. Margaret and Alison. Chris and

It was my birthday yesterday, a quiet day for once, no dinner for family and friends as I’m cleaning out my fridge before travel. What’s wonderful, as always, is Facebook — almost fifty greetings from

First, the good news: NO JETS ON TORONTO ISLAND. Thanks to PM Carney and the feds for putting a stop to yet another of Doug Ford’s preposterous, city-brutalizing ideas. Please God, let’s be rid of

The world is trying to kill us. Apparently the air quality in Toronto is the worst in the world today, with rampant wildfires from the north turning our sky yellow and destroying communities. Our fine

My, it’s been awhile since I posted. Some travelling — and the many chores of summer. A wonderful trip to Montreal with Anna and her boys. By design, we stayed at a hotel with TWO

I have a day off! Was supposed to go across town to Anna’s this aft to spend the night, as we’re leaving very early in the morning on our road trip. But since she has