Shipping News
As you would expect of a lady, Kickass Canada Girl does not undertake major travel lightly... nor indeed does she travel light! At the risk of offending it has to…
Auld Lang Syne
Everybody knows 'Auld Lang Syne'. Most people will have sung it at some point or another - probably on a New Year's Eve, and most likely whilst crossing arms and…
Cajones!
OMG!! I have been an enthusiastic amateur musician for more than 40 years, and throughout that time I always believed that I was keeping reasonably well abreast of developments on…
Crossing the Bar… (3)
My mother died two years ago, on February 24th, 2010. She had been slipping slowly into dementia for much of the previous year and - just at the point in…
Crossing the Bar… (2)
Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as…
Crossing the Bar… (1)
No matter how blessed an existence one leads there are inevitably darker times and occasional moments of sadness. Whilst caught in grip of an emotional squall it can be difficult…
Imperceptibly!
You may have noticed that I have a fondness for language - for its depth and richness and for the infinite variety of its textures and meanings. I love how…
Camera Obscura
Aaaaaaargh!! After what feels like literally days surfing the InterWebNet researching cameras in an attempt to meet my somewhat arcane requirements (see here if you would like to know the…
iSomething…
Kickass Canada Girl now has an iPad - to go with her iPhone and her iPod. I had intended to suggest that this made her into a fully fledged 'iGirl',…
My Canadian Valentine
I find that my enthusiasm for Valentine's Day has been greatly rekindled over the last few years - not least because it was on the 14th February, three years ago,…