Some time ago, I came to the realization that my life is a Folgers® commercial. In order to wake up every morning, I not only have to smell the coffee, I have to imbibe several litres of it, and I’m not the only one.Coffee, the sweet elixir of life, is the world’s largest commodity (next […]
Like most sayings – Time Heals All Wounds – is rooted in truth. Although my emotions are not nearly as raw as they were a year ago, the feeling today is as surreal as the day I watched my father pass away. My cousin, who experienced the devastating loss of her younger sister, was my pillar a […]
Straight from the Who-the-Heck-Thought-of-This-and-More-Importantly-Why? files we have Foam Dancing – a groovy craze which originated in Spain.A throwback to the days when those wacky Romans indulged in the odd before-dinner orgy, a foam party involves lining a nightclub dance floor with something akin to rubber pool toys, and dumping ten thousand tons of frothy suds […]
The Junior Suite in the Hotel Napoleon was like nothing either of us had ever seen before. Well, not in real life anyway.The bed was piled high with pillows, the heavy velvet curtains reached clear up to the 14-foot ceilings, and the marble bathroom was large enough to house three small families. It was twenty […]
Valentine’s Day has long offered many the opportunity to make up for a year’s worth of neglect. It’s the one occasion where a few gooey chewies and a single red flower will make your sweetie swoon like there’s no tomorrow. Give her a gift – for no reason – any other time of year and […]
When I began interviewing musicians, I never expected to be propositioned by one.I was 21 years old and had just graduated from art school. Full of confidence, I stepped through the doors of a local entertainment newspaper, looking for an opportunity to write art exhibition reviews. The scruffy editor sitting behind the desk reeked of […]
I don’t ski… not downhill anyway. I have been known to strap a pair of cross-country skis on my feet, but really, that’s not much different than slipping down the driveway on the way to the mailbox.As a downhill skier, you are expected to obey certain rules like: “Please do not remove our trees with […]
People often ask me… “Andrea, what do you like to do for fun?” Usually I’m too busy playing with my PEZ dispenser to answer. When I tire of the thrill of flipping the head off of a cartoon character to shove candy down its throat I tell them this,”Sleep. That’s what I do… sleep.”Although, since […]
It’s been 11 weeks since he died. Now, the weather has turned to spring — it’s been rainy and warm (for the most part) with the odd cool day in between. The grass is a vibrant green and leaves have popped out on all the trees and plants. We even have tulips in the garden […]
I’ve never been much of a camper – a fact that has been clear since the day I proclaimed, “I am not a camper.” <br /><br />I was five. <br /><br />From that moment on, my father (a man whose idea of camping involved steak and hermetically sealed trailers) and I shared a special bond. […]