by Okanagan Life | Aug 26, 2013 | Rearview
Nothing political about this soothing cuppa “Where there’s tea, there is hope.” Printed on a sedate black and gold magnet, this quote by 19th century British actor and playwright Sir Arthur Pinero holds a place of honour on my fridge. Tea time has forever served...
by Okanagan Life | Jul 3, 2012 | Rearview
I find shopping painful. My wife would rephrase that. To her, I’m just a painful shopper. But confusticate it how you will, people spend years of their lives in crowded malls and checkout lines. My wife and daughters call this fun. It isn’t fun, it’s a game of snakes...
by Okanagan Life | Jan 18, 2012 | Rearview
There’s a group of greedy individuals in Lower Manhattan who think that they deserve more than their fair share. Their selfishness blinds them to the fact that most people on the planet have drastically less than they do. They appear to be concerned only with...
by Okanagan Life | Oct 26, 2011 | Rearview
If the term “steep and deep” better describes the pile of bills on your kitchen table than the powder on Okanagan ski slopes where you’d like to be carving some turns; if you feel snowed under by a blizzard of family duties; if the word “flakes” conjures up an image...
by Okanagan Life | Sep 20, 2011 | Rearview
It’s lunch time. Early 1950s suburban Toronto. My siblings and I burst into the kitchen, hungry for the sound of our favourite CBC radio program. The dial of our brown plastic Westinghouse is set. We munch egg sandwiches to the lyrics of the Teddy Bears’ Picnic, eager...
by Okanagan Life | Aug 8, 2011 | Rearview
“You need to write about zombies.” It was my friend Rob’s dime so I continued to listen. We’ve been a dangerous duo for more than 50 years—more dangerous to ourselves than anyone else. “Your book needs a regiment of zombies.” I’ve just finished writing a novel that...
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