When my husband and I were wed in 2004, Celebrants were really not a "thing" in Toronto and Life-Cycle Celebrants were virtually non-existent. So what did we do? With David's input, I wrote our ceremony, beginning to end and handed it to the officiant at our...
Not much distracts me from my novel when I'm on the beach in Grand Cayman, but I often find myself enchanted with Betty and Doug and their romantic sunset ritual. Apparently, my husband David does too. “Is that what “Happily Ever After” looks like?" he asked me, as we...
When I feel inspired to write, I will often refer to my list of potential blog topics. One of those is “Self-Love.” But every time I’d scroll past it, my inner voice would laugh--loudly. Critiquing myself is easy, but what do I know about self-love? As a...
“One day, you’ll miss this time.” she said, “They grow up so quickly.” Exasperated with my two young sons, one of whom was temper-tantruming in the grocery cart, I looked up in disbelief at the woman who stood in line in front of me. Really? I would miss changing...
"Linda!" my mother shouted from the kitchen. "Come quickly--something's wrong with George!" Like many eight-year-old girls, I had pleaded for a puppy (a pony would have also worked). But my Dad had brought home George instead, and it was love at first sight. George...