Monthly Archives: March 2017

Missed out during the last thaw, but March 23 is not bad for a start-up date. I enjoy the quick transition from indoors/house to outside/nature/exposure to the elements always. Had the bike for over two decades now.

Love never made a fool of you You used to be so wise.” One of the great pop-song openings from 1954, sung by Rosemary Clooney. Penned by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross for The Pajama Game. (picture: 1967, gr. 12, … Continue reading →

But there are some whose limits and limitations I frankly do not need or miss.

With all the U.S. news today about wiretapping, bribery, lies, collusion, fixed elections, and treason, it is always refreshing to run into good people out there. Yesterday I left $80 in my bank’s instant teller. On a whim, I went … Continue reading →

Mondelez in their continuing takeover of old, trusted brands taste different to bad. The latest: Christie’s Fig Newtons. Formerly a classic, now frightfully inedible! You have been warned.

The Textbook Author (1980-2007) with over 1 million copies sold of senior high English titles and Conference Presenter (1980-2010) with appearances in 6 Canadian provinces The Teenage Heart-Throb and Romantic (grade 9 here) The Thinker (Vancouver, Stanley Park) The Cyclist … Continue reading →

Butter Rum Lifesavers–my favorite Lifesavers. (Available at Strathcona Antique Mall in Edmonton.)

Hot cross buns in March. (Available at Safeway’s/Sobey’s.)

Yellow Daffodils

Green crème de menthe pie! A St. Pat’s wonder! Second-best: Green crème de menthe over vanilla ice cream! Simply decadent.