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June 1, 2017

A Rude Awakening; An Hilarious Exchange; A Shrewd Observation; Continuing with the Nurture, Nature, Neither Conundrum

I popped down to the lobby for my morning ritual of blog writing to find Thesaurus (aka Triple C.) had taken the day off which is fine, every once in a while, but he had…

May 31, 2017

Relocation of Writing Space; Bankruptcy; A Barking Dog; A French Renaming; and the Beginning of Nature, Nurture, Neither

As many of you may know I now write the blog in the lobby of the Trump International Hotel. This is for many reasons – the main being Thesaurus (in the person of Triple C.)…

May 30, 2017

Late Start, Wonderful Emails, Reflections on An Amazing Day, Not A Trace of Yellow and a Jam Packed Card

I slept in this morning (well for me slept in). I awoke at 7:30, opened the drapes and said: “What the hell!” The open drapes revealed a sight for sore eyes. It is cloudy and…

May 29, 2017

I Feel Blessed; Hannah’s Amazing Picture Taken in the British Museum on May 29, 2016; Notes on a Napkin But Still Trouble in Paradise

I awoke this birthday morning to a beautiful day on the nineteenth floor of the Trump International Hotel. The view is stunning, the sun is shining. I feel blessed and no one could ask for…

May 28, 2017

Assigning Nicknames;The Best Breakfast of My Entire Life; A Rude Awakening; Perhaps a New Calling; Followed by a Bad Joke; and a Greeting Card

As you may have noticed real live people that appear on the blog regularly have nicknames. I suppose that Triple C. was the first, but then there has been a steady accumulation. The Emperor and…

May 27, 2017

The Birthday in 2016 containing an Ode to Uncle Dave; An Absentee Birthday Party complete with Cake; and Plans for the Day

This is an excerpt from the yet unfinished book. It was written on my 73rd birthday. At the time I was living in London, England on Coptic Street near the British Museum. I awoke, and…

May 26, 2017

A Special Invitation; Accomplishments at the Apple Store; Four Losers at the Fairmont; Pictures from the Tate Book; and then Surprise Sushi

Living in this city and living in this place continues to amaze me. I am not only treated like the Virgin Queen within the walls of my castle, Trump International Hotel, but there are wonderful…

May 25, 2017

A Section from The Biography. Me, My Uncle And I 

I found words written of Dave Dryburgh written on the occasion of his death. This piece was written by a colleague Scotty Melville who would take my uncle’s position as Sports Editor of the Regina…

May 24, 2017

A Foolish Email Statement; Dirty Laundry Made Clean; The Curtsey; New Friends and A Photo Shoot

Some fool emailed: “I do hope the hotel continues to live up to your high expectations. I am reassured that it is no longer owned by my favourite clown.” Such a cretin is this person….

May 23, 2017

Further Thoughts on Cute and Bright; an Update on Alec Baldwin; Where This is Going; and a Surprise Sandwich  

The day before yesterday E.H.B. and I were having a discussion about the joys of being an intelligent woman. Men who are achievers are called forceful, intelligent go-getters. Women who are achievers are called cute…

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