Days after my recent wisdom tooth removal, I am finally allowed out of the house today. I’m pretty sure it’s only an excuse for my boy to get some decent coffee though. He cautions me for the umpteenth time: no coffee. Sure, why not? Take … Continue readingSweet potato cheesecake
It’s time to put on a suit and tie again. A corporate life, a nine-to-five. Business or pleasure? (Mostly pain.) To climb and climb, to strive and strive. A suit and tie. A nine-to-five. An honest way to lead a life. Why, then, do I … Continue readingSuits and ties
You sit in the back of the car as I drive and we both make fun of you from the front. Easy banter, lousy jokes, cheap shots. You are rolling your eyes and we know this even without turning around or checking the rear-view mirror. … Continue readingDry
“Here, smell this,” she tells us. We take our little cannisters of hand-roasted coffee beans, unscrew the lids and then take a deep whiff. Heavenly. Then we exchange our cannisters and inhale again. We discuss the differences in flavours, wondering aloud if we even know … Continue readingSmell This
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” That’s Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Sonnet 43. I wonder if she had to endure a modern Valentine’s Day where the ways that seem to count inevitably include: A box of artisanal, handcrafted, bean-to-bar chocolates; an entirely … Continue readingRoti Valentine
We are not what we wear. We are not our waistlines. We are not the wrinkles around our mouths, we are not the dark circles around our eyes. This is what I keep telling myself, over the years, over and over. Yet, if I am … Continue readingThe body and the balance