Canadians invented many things advancing modern life: the electron microscope, alkaline batteries, insulin, and more importantly:...

entrance to Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion and beach club Lidia and Shelton took a breezy cab ride along Lakeshore Boulevard to Sunnyside, a...

excerpt: Long Way Home, book 3 Chapter Two Winter in Corfu, the Emerald Isle of Greece, the second largest Greek island next to Crete, is...

Chapter Seven Autumn time out in Tuscany The crowd, their decorated paper lanterns bobbing on long sticks, accompanied by marching bands...

twilight time; secrets and shadows Lidia watched the hummingbirds buzzing in and out of the nasturtiums, monarch butterflies drinking the...

In Book Two, The Truth About Secrets, Becky begins to feel some break-up remorse, and good friend that she is, Lydia comes to her...

My late husband, Jim, and I were so captivated by the bucolic beauty, and laid-back lifestyle of Nova Scotia, specifically the South...

In the Spotlight: St. Lawrence Market Complex: From - https://www.destinationtoronto.com/things-to-do/attractions/must-see-attractions/st...

Shocking notion, I know! During my four years in an Honors Visual Arts degree program was there any acknowledgement of the works of...

"Voula sighed wearily, sat on the couch, and reached for her tarot deck, Well I guess it’s just you and me now, and you better start...

(excerpt followed by recipe below) *** "After an hours’ ramble through the streets, inns, and antique shops where Lidia bought six...

Of all the renowned statues in Florence, especially those of the High Renaissance, by famed artists we all know, like Leonardo,...

I finally got to re-visit the beautiful city of Firenze/Florence in Tuscany last October. It is a place that has intrigued and inspired...

When Dino crooned the improbable lines “When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza-pie, that’s amore!”, he was doing more than just...

I cut this little vignette from The Truth About Secrets (book two), Chapter Two, between the episodes Skating Away and Feliz Navidad,...

In Time Will Tell: Book One, Chapter Three, Summer, Shelton announces to Lidia that they are going on an assignment to Nova Scotia, a...