We are on day ten of Oprah and Gayle’s big adventure. As you will recall, my son Noah is the diva-esque Oprah in this adventure while I am the lovely, pleasant, joy-exuding Gayle. Nine days with Oprah has been challenging at times and downright maddening at others. Oprah has been dancing merrily on my last [...]
Tag: Wakefield
Move over Harlequin novel and meet real life…
What does it take to connect to someone? Is it a shared ideology, a physical attraction, a knowing glance…what is it? Can it be all or any of the above? Is it as individual as two individuals can be? Does it require shared experiences, lifestyles, goals, language? Does it have to last a lifetime, years, [...]
Poutine
How do you spell guilty pleasure? Here in Canada I spell it P-O-U-T-I-N-E. Poutine is a side dish (or meal, depending how you look at it) that is comprised of fries, brown gravy and cheese curds. If you have never had it and are just trying to visualize it I can imagine you are thinking [...]
Representin’ New York…
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 [...]
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 [...]
Our Big Adventure…
I don't have a smart phone. There are a couple of reasons for that. First, I surmise I am not smart enough to operate one (which says something about me which probably is the opposite of smart); second, I don't want to be that connected all the time as I know I will become addicted [...]
THE NEW FORTY 