It’s not that we’re ragged and battered. It’s just that we know we could look better.  Mmhmm, we could do more with ourselves. Time for a face-lift. Over the last few months, this faintly, shabby blog has been going through covert improvements.  [...]

People I meet at conventions are always faintly surprised to discover that I’m Canadian. In many ways, it’s easy to understand why. We sound like Americans (unless we come from the Rock), and we dress like them. We watch the [...]

Husband and I were in car, on the way to see the film Looper.   “Watch out for that guy,” I said. “I saw him,” he said, turning onto the main road. We’ve been married 27 years. Driving is a we-effort. [...]