Off the record
The wind was biting when I stepped out of a local café to ask people on our streets…
Patriotism and wine
I didn’t drink wine until late in my 30s. I didn’t like the taste. Even now, I only…
Late for class
It’s minus 20 with the windchill and I have to get my 6-year-old to school by 8:15 am.…
The last plastic bag
When I drop off my daughter at gymnastics class, I usually go shopping at Nations. It’s right beside…
St.Clair Sunday
It was a cold, grey, slushy Sunday. And I expected it to be depressing; I was going out…
Stealing Salvation
I was dropping off some used clothes at the Salvation Army on St. Clair, when I noticed a…
Rumour has it
No one knows why the LRT isn’t here. Metrolinx talks about software issues but that’s an old story. Ford himself…
Holiday gimmick
I love a good gimmick. I like saving money or getting some. But Chrystia Freeland referred to Trudeau’s…
Bank robbers
Our local tailor on Oakwood only accepts cash. So, I went to the nearest ATM at the corner…
Island office
I was at Happy Kingdom this Sunday, at a five-year-old’s birthday party, surrounded by plastic balls, asking a…