A lady stopped in her car at the parking lot at the Giant Tiger store yesterday to chat with me. Noah (Oprah) postulated that it was because she wanted to see who the crazy American driver who almost hit her was. He believes my driving is at best a public nuisance and at worst a [...]
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Merci beaucoup
There is a quietness in this place where we are staying in Wakefield even as it is filled with the life of those inhabit it. It operates on a time of its own making – a time that has priorities but is not controlled by the urgency of them. I like it here. I [...]
Blasting my music and “singing” with abandon…
Well, it is day two in Wakefield (a lovely small town in Quebec, Canada). Oprah and Gayle's Big Adventure continues. Oprah (Noah) has already portrayed a few traits that indicate that he is not the best travel companion. The first (and perhaps the most annoying) of the traits is his penchant for back-seat driving while [...]
The giraffe…
Last week I received a box in the mail from my an old friend Natalie. I spent a lot of time with Nat and her family when I was younger and our families were close. So close that I called Nat's mom Aunt Rosie. Some readers may recall that I have written about Aunt Rosie [...]
You still need your mother…
This day marks the tenth Mother's Day that I have been without my mother. I no longer go to the Mother's Day card aisle looking for the perfect card. Mostly I just sigh as I pass the aisle and think about how that part of my life is gone now. It is good that there [...]
In retrospect…
My Great Aunt Sara lived in Los Angeles and I would go visit every once in awhile for a couple of days or a week at a time when I was a kid. We didn't live all that far away from Los Angeles maybe 30 minutes on a good traffic day, but it might as [...]
The secret of my wealth…
Last night I had dinner with my dear friend Ruth Ann. We ate at the Grand Buffet (a Chinese food fest extraordinaire) - it was yummy to be sure - but even better than the food was the company. Spending time with Ruth Ann is food for my soul. I love that woman...she is so [...]
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