Your brain at wine o’clock
Calgary Herald, April 8, 2017: A friend of mine, with whom I have consumed countless glasses of wine over many, many years, used to say the second glass of the […]
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Colour me this
Calgary Herald Jan 11, 2016 : I gave away a colouring book that a friend gave me for Christmas. You may have received one too. All of a sudden, adult colouring books […]
Painting your fingernails isn’t just for girly girls
Calgary Herald, April 6–She had the dexterity of a surgeon. The skill of an artist. The manicurist held my hand and quickly, carefully painted each nail. Her head was bowed. Her […]
The slippery slope of sweatpants
Calgary Herald, March 9, 2014–I once worked with a woman who, after a long night on her feet wearing high heels, a short skirt and a fitted jacket went off […]
Pass the history with the gravy boat
Swerve Magazine: I don’t remember seeing the gravy boat much when I was a kid. It was stashed away in a sideboard with the “good dishes” and, like the jolly […]
The dog days of middle age
MORE Magazine: When my kids were little and food would fly off the table at every meal, a friend tried to talk me into getting a dog. We were sitting in […]
The “P” word (for porn)
MORE Magazine: We tell one another just about everything when it comes to our intimate lives. Why then are we so reluctant to speak the naked truth about pornography?
Mother knew %$#^& best
MORE Magazine: Despite losing her at a young age, Jennifer Allford cannot forget her mom’s words of wisdom — expletives included
HIgh school reunions: Blast from the past
MORE Magazine: It’s about a three-hour drive to my old high school — from Calgary straight up Highway 2 to Edmonton. It’s all rolling prairie meets big blue sky, but […]
Bookclubs gone wild
MORE Magazine: We all know affordable childcare, honest repair shops and, God knows, a good man are hard to find. But there is another elusive dream that many of us long […]
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