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I have recently been given an absolute treasure of a cookbook, so naturally I wanted to share it on Skirt! These are the perfect recipes to make with garden-fresh vegetables.
I love authentic Italian...
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I wanted to share a great opportunity with Skirt! Author, Nino Ricci is speaking in Princeton, New Jersey!
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When: Wednesday, April 204:30 - 6pmWhat: Extraordinary Canadians:...
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When I was out of ideas on how to change my life to make it better, I came into the company of a wise woman. When she said, “I think I can help you,” I believed her. She told me that when...
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The impending censorship of Mark Twain’s classics, Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn does not sit well with me. Some people are saying that altering the text of these books is a...
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For the last while, I have been taking myself far too seriously feeling over-stressed and under-appreciated. It took my little French Bulldog to show me how truly ridiculous I have been.
For three...
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On Friday, November 5th The Oprah Winfrey Show moved me. It started with 200 men standing in the audience of the Oprah show, each holding up a photograph of himself at the age he was when he was...
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Once I received my First Reads copy of Practical Jean from the www.goodreads.com giveaway program, it did not take me long to finish this delightful satire on friendship, aging and death.
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Lately, I have been doing a lot of writing. This burst of creativity I am experiencing has gotten me thinking about the kind of writer I want to be, and about the five memoirists and novelists that...
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Earlier this week, I wrote a post titled "A Mother And A Hero". I told the story of Joanne and her 14 year old son, Joey, who is in the Calgary Children's Hospital battling a case of...
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You try to protect your child. You teach him lessons on safety; don’t talk to strangers; don’t pet strange animals; look both ways before you cross the street; talk to an adult if you...
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The remnants of grief are my sad version of the sword of Damocles; it is not suspended over my head by a hair but threatens to pierce my heart, keeping me from happiness.
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My husband is lying on the couch, eyes semi-glazed from some darn good painkillers and residual anaesthesia from his early morning dental surgery. I flit about him, plumping his pillows, pouring his...
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It is late; the house is quiet. All of the windows on the second floor are open to allow the night’s breeze to flow throughout the bedrooms, making it pleasant enough to sleep. I am in a deep...
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Dear Mr. Vigilante Beaver Killer:
Am I right in assuming you are male? I can't picture a woman concealing a gun, stealing into a city park and emptying her ammo into a creature with a fraction of her...
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For a woman who values honesty and truth-telling, I find it ironic that I ended up with my husband. For the first year we dated, I could never be sure if I what I was hearing was genuine or...
