Day trips to landmarks famous and not so famous made our Christmas trip to Vegas a memorable one. Having visited virtually every hotel on The Strip on previous visits, we compiled a list of things we wanted to do and see in the city itself. The Strip is not the city! If you live in Las Vegas, you don’t go to The Strip, unless it’s to work or see a show that’s new in town. Â …
Las Vegas City Sights Read More »
There were Elvi – the plural of Elvis. There were gamblers and drunks and hookers and sugar daddies and Lamborghinis and whoo-hooo girls and guys out on a tear. That’s Las Vegas for you, but it’s not the Vegas we went to see over Christmas. …
Leaving Las Vegas Read More »
A few weeks ago, feeling burned out by long hours and other commitments, hubby suggested we book a long weekend away. We considered everything from New York City to Haliburton before settling on Niagara Falls. Who knew we’d need to get away even more by the time the weekend arrived? …
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The news releases we get from OPP detachments fascinate me. Many times they have no relevance to our audience and the issues they concern are so small, they’re not newsworthy.  But once in a while one comes in that’s so unusual, it bears some sort of mention. …
Sometimes They Get Caught Read More »
A voice-work client in Charlotte, North Carolina who has become a pal sent me something a couple of weeks ago. …
Canada: Such a Small Country Read More »
It’s incredible how time slips away and before you know it a year has gone by between visits with two of your favourite people. That’s where hubby and I found ourselves when BFF Erin and AFL (amazing friend for life) Rob floated the idea of the two of us coming up for a weekend to see Chicago at Casino Rama. …
From London to Chicago Read More »
As a fan of the genre I thought it was well past time to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. …
It’s True – Cleveland Does Rock Read More »
If I could save time in a bottle I’d give it to my husband so he could get more hours inside the 1969 Airstream we”re renovating.  I say “we” even though I haven’t done a thing yet! I’m involved in decisions but no actual effort until after the grunt work is done. …
You’re likely aware of the plight of Dr. Tarek Loubani and John Greyson.  But depending on where you live they’re known as “two Canadians” jailed in Egypt without charges for more than a month. Here in London, Dr. Loubani is one of our own. He’s a Western grad and ER doctor at University Hospital. He’s got a heart of pure gold and uses his vacations to travel to Gaza to train doctors there on the front lines of a decades-long conflict. …
We Aren’t Doing Enough Read More »
I’ve long described myself as claustrophobic but I seem to be getting better at handling it. …
Boy oh boy, some people have too little to think about. Â …
A Million Vacations Read More »
I could not believe the selfishness of some parents at the Royal Tyrrell Museum last week, and it must occur at all public spaces. Â There’s nothing wrong with schlepping little junior through in a stroller, but does it have to be the Hummer of strollers? Â …
Brandt’s Randt – Hummer-sized Strollers! Read More »
We have mused and fantasized about owning an RV or trailer for as long as we’ve been together. Â …
Our New Old Set of Wheels Read More »
My cousin BA, Aunt Wanda and I scooted over to Strathmore from Calgary and picked up two more cousins, Mike and Wanda and Wanda’s boyfriend Dave, for our excursion to Drumheller. …
Royal Tyrrell and a Hoodoo Field Read More »
On my plane ride to Calgary my seatmate, a man who had retired at 27 and somehow escaped without me strangling him in a jealous rage, said “You HAVE to go to the Columbia Icefield!” Â Apparently it has receded tremendously in the decades since I last saw it. I vividly recall running toward the plain of ice and recoiling in horror as a stranger next to me suddenly began urinating on its edge. Â …
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Ah Calgary. It’s the Canadian city of exponential growth and recent, devastating flooding. It’s also the home of my closest cousin, my sister-from-another-mister, Barbara-Anne and her family. …