Jet lag: THE passion killer of all time
And before you think this post is about sex, uh-uh. It’s about passion of any kind whether it’s for sex, chocolate, business, hobbies, politics or even religion and the way that jet lag totally wipes out any flicker of emotion other than a longing for sleep and sanity. As someone about to travel from the [...]
Royal visit to Canada: some handy tips for Kate and Will
With our newest royal couple heading for my homeland on June 30th I thought they might appreciate some personal tips from a UK-based Canookie, to make their visit more memorable. (And of course Kate reads BirdsOnTheBlog.) FOCUS ON YOUTH: The media wallahs are all banging on about how this royal trip focuses on youth and [...]
Women in Business
92 years ago: excerpts from “The Woman’s Book – contains everything a woman ought to know” Women in Business This book was first published in 1918 by TC & EC Jack Ltd, and would have been written in about 1915-1916. A copy was given to my grandmother when she was a young bride in 1920. [...]
Nobody talks turkey (or Canadian) in October
Staggering around Waitrose pushing a 22 pound frozen turkey along in an overflowing trolley and asking a spotty, squeaky-voiced assistant why the hell they STILL don’t stock pumpkin pie filling in this stupid country, sheesh!, I made myself about as popular as a root canal filling. But surely I can’t be the only Canadian in picturesque [...]
The landlady: The return of Mr Hotshot
Six months later Mr Hotshot came back into our lives by way of a bizarre phone call. The caller introduced himself as a lawyer from Las Vegas. His client had been my guest and he would be obliged if I could supply the dates that this family had arrived and left, it would assist with [...]
All that jazz – All in A Day
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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