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Good books and good stew

The current temperature is 5 degrees, it feels more like November than September.  Tomorrow will reach a high of 10 degrees.   When the weather is this chilly my favourite space is at home snuggled up with a good book.  On … Continue reading

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How to beat the heat

Where is the best place to be when the “feels like” temperature is 40 degrees Celsius?  At the movies of course.    Jen, Michelle and I are going to The Time Travelers’ Wife.   The ju-jubes and pop are hidden in our … Continue reading

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This Charming Man

“At the cemetery three kids noisily playing football around a grave. Disrespectful. Until realized it was their little brother who had died and they had made him goalie.” If this line from Miriam Keyes “This Charming Man” does not bring … Continue reading

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Lazy Saturday

We woke to a world of muffled sounds as our area was covered with a blanket of fog.  I come from a long line of brits and irishmen who lived by the sea and long for the sounds of a … Continue reading

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Saving on Saturday

Saturday is my typical shopping today, but never to the mall.  I’m at the age where I don’t need to purchase the latest “must have” outfit.  As long as what I’m wearing is clean, a suitable colour and doesn’t make … Continue reading

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The Reader

I finished ”The Reader” in two nights, now I want another one just like this one.  The writing is clean, quick, poignant, incredible.   It brings a lump to your throat with just a few words………..the type of book I love.     Don’t … Continue reading

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