Why is it that large pools of capital can see a good thing and overwhelm it, throttling the nuance that made the good thing good? Linda, Rob and I are in the middle of deciding how we are going to house the “business” for the next couple of years. Our dilemma is finding a way... Continue Reading →
I had a friend who absolutely hated weeding his mother’s flower beds and herb garden. Even as a teen I knew they were something amazing, literally dominating an acre, and his mother’s pride. I don’t suppose I’m equipped even now to understand where gardening for pleasure becomes gardening to impress, but clearly Danny’s mom was... Continue Reading →
Standing outside on the sidewalk in front of our office yesterday, Rob made the comment “watching out for white vans?”. What first struck me as insensitive and gallows humour, it turns out he was seeing that both of us were watching, staring down the sidewalk, literally looking for white vans. I’ve gone from praying that... Continue Reading →
This morning’s coffee conversation with Linda was, not surprisingly, work related. After all we are not only life partners, but business partners. Linda is taking a foundation course in digital media marketing at the University of Toronto and was preparing an assignment, a digital brief for a marketing campaign. As part of the process she... Continue Reading →
I haven’t gotten to the point that I’m ready to wear compression tights to my twice weekly yoga classes, in part because I’m not sure I’m ready to reveal the front bulge. Mind you, wearing loose and baggy yoga wear can be frustrating because far too many poses leave you tangled up and tripping on... Continue Reading →
