Shredded
I couldn’t stop myself. It was as if I was possessed by the spirits of cranky ghosts of shopping trips past. I became that mother. In my defense, back to…
Matilda The Musical is for everyone
This is not a review. This is a recommendation. Go see Matilda The Musical at Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre. Trust me on this one. We nicknamed our daughter Broadway Baby…
Summer is not over yet
Please stop saying summer is almost over. It’s not. There is plenty of summer ahead, okay, so just simmer down. Don’t rush through it. Ignore the back-to-school sales and ads…
My mentor – Ramsay Cook
The country was in crisis. The Referendum was looming. The daily news was electric and for once, it seemed all Canadians were engaged in the issues. And I was in…
Sin City
Look out Sin City. The Carpenter will be landing any minute now and he is unsupervised. Worse, he is surrounded by a bunch of construction workers attending a “conference” about…
Happy non-campers
It turns out, I don’t like camping.I found this out the only way possible: I took my kids camping for two nights in Collingwood. Turns out my kids don’t like camping…
Define “work”
The Carpenter and I have very different careers and as such, we have different definitions of the word “work.” It’s a good thing we respect each other’s skill sets. It…
July, baby
Welcome to the best month in the calendar year. I’d like to point out that two incredible births happened in July: Canada was born and so was I. It’s not…
Growing up
Despite the fact that I only graduated like 10 years ago (what? It could be true), I am suddenly struck by the reality that, effective next week, I will no…
Things the Carpenter taught me about parenting
In honour of Father’s Day, I have drafted a brief essay: “Things the Carpenter taught me about parenting.” Won’t he be thrilled? Not likely. Let me begin by thanking the…
