The X Factor

The heat goes on… it’s too hot for me to spend any time out on my deck – the most time I’ve been spending there is to water my plants and try to keep them alive. We may get a bit of a break this weekend, but I’m already longing for the...

How Can I Put This

I wished you all a belated Happy Canada Day last week, and this week my post itself is belated. I’ll blame my tardiness on the heat – it’s been roasting here with no letup in sight. I hope wherever you are you are able to keep cool, and maybe even...

Alternative Music

Belated Happy Canada Day! And greetings to you all from US Independence Day! I used to live in Detroit and I loved that they had a week-long celebration of both holidays call Freedom Festival. The ship I was on would go out and anchor in the river to help enforce the...

Way to Go!

Well, summer is definitely here – officially with the Solstice last week as well as meteorologically with the temperatures we’ve experienced recently. And we’re getting our usual summer weather pattern with heat and humidity during the first part of...

O, No!

Happy Juneteenth everyone! I like this holiday for several reasons. First of course, is that it is a celebration of a truly happy event. Second, it is on a fixed date, so it will fall on a different day of the week each year. I kind of liked having my work week split...

Growth Spurt

I’ve had a bit of a whirlwind few weeks – a short but fun trip to the midwest last weekend to visit a dear friend, went to my niece’s high school graduation yesterday, and keeping busy with plenty of work. I’m looking forward to taking a break,...