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Go For Baroque

There’s a simple way to curb the wild winds of a March still stuck in the snow – warm up by congregating with the sensational orchestral works of the Kingston Baroque Consort. And that’s exactly what Kingstonians did on Friday, March 28th at St. James Church. Their season finale, Kingston Baroque Consort welcomed us to their production of “Baroque Celebration,” featuring the well-known works of…

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The Rosemount Theatre Group takes us to Widows' Paradise

On my first trip to Ireland, I had a loose itinerary of what I wanted to see, places I’d planned to check out, and memories I’d hoped to make. How thrilled and excited was I that our host had purchased us up tickets to take in a production at the Tuar Ard Arts Centre in Moate, a mere hour outside of Dublin, and less than 10 minutes from our base in Athlone.  Established in 1937, the players of…

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The 7 Days of Care-ing

Join me as we support the Kingston Food Bank – Partners in Mission! Since 2018, I have been collecting donations and monetary gifts to support the Food Bank. As a former recipient of Social Assistance, and community outreach programs such as the Food Bank, I know first-hand how difficult life can become. Right here in Kingston, we have many families that are experiencing food insecurity, and…

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There's Magic in the Bottle Tree

On an evening experiencing a flash snowstorm, the downtown core was transformed into a surprise winter wonderland. And on this very evening, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was transformed into a fairytale during the opening night of Bottle Tree Productions latest installment: The Witch and The Glitch. I followed along their Facebook page for the better part of the afternoon, watching and…

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A Trip to Domino Theatre is Bountiful

A trek to Texas is only a seven minute walk from Downtown Kingston if you’re looking for Bountiful in this remarkable, moving, and ultimately touching production of The Trip To Bountiful, currently showing at Domino Theatre on Church Street. “Do you want to go to a play?” I was unexpectedly asked this morning. As a self-proclaimed theatre-junkie and musical nerd, I didn’t even ask what was…

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The Sunday Spectacular ... of silence

It’s been a strange few days. Being alone, that is. I’ve become accustomed to saying “alone does not have to equate to loneliness.” And yet, here I find myself wondering if I am really lonely, or lonely-ish. And perhaps the sound silence is the loudest sound I’ve heard in days. I suppose if the power of perception is the same inclination as “mind over matter”, January is supposed to be a gift…

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Here's to 2023 - and here's to never growing up.

In 2023, I decided to grow up, by never, ever growing up. For so long of my adult life, I tried – unsuccessfully – to fit into the proverbial box. The one that came with a marriage, and a home, and kids, and cars, and careers, and education, and scarves that matched boots in the fall, and toques that were for aesthetics and not for comfort. Then, when that didn’t work out, I went the opposite…

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Ain't It Fun -

I love music. And I love Shazam. I heard a fragment of this song in the background of a reel – and I went, holy shit, what song is that? I know that song. It’s Paramore, of course. It’s “Ain’t It Fun”. The up-beat, poppy, juxtaposition of dark lyrics over catchy melodies, and a fist-in-the-air anthem for all of us who are staring down the inevitability of growing up. “Don’t go crying to your…

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Hungry Like The Wolf - Day 1, Week 5

Hungry Like The Wolf – Day 1, Week 5

It only seems right that a month like January – a cold, abysmal prison of freezing temperatures – has five weeks. Six, if we get technical. While I’ve attempted to keep my spirits up, forward facing – pull up my big girl panties and weed through the setbacks, my ankle refuses to cooperate. While I can hobble around on it, walking slowly, shuffling, feeling like a hypochondriac because it should…

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Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This - Day 1, Week 4

Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This – Day 1, Week 4

“Okay Google, stop the music,” I say. For a long time, I was a professional writer at an indie rag based out of Guelph. I wrote dozens and dozens of articles. Conducted dozens and dozens of interviews. When that mag went defunct, I began my own. And I spread my wings further, by blogging for a tourism sight. Finally, I’d become the one thing I’d hoped for as a child – to write for a living. But…

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Truthfully, yours.

In previous years, I’ve gone back and re-read the year-end blog and wondered how much I’d grown, or changed, or transformed. I haven’t read what I’ve written between the crossover of 2020 to 2021. Because this year was a conglomerate of change – physically, mentally, emotionally. My truth became like a crusade during 2021; a year that compelled me to peel back the layers and dig deeper into who…

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fading normally.

Listen to the Podcast HERE: https://open.spotify.com/episode/71L62ogmt1nMzd96xdNakr?si=BhZ4TitzSKusyP8Gtqy90w Mama Gump had it all figured it out. I think. In an effort to lessen the burden of Forrest being “normal” in order to be accepted to public school, she says, “What does normal mean, anyway?” Then we all know what she did after that. There’s that word, “normal”. What’s normal, what…

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self-care isn't selfish.

self-care isn’t selfish.

Listen to the Podcast HERE: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5B2L0v04Sk9fm5MtowWq8C?si=mVGpcUD4SeCPkCpizlaWlg The dishes linger in the sink. And if the laundry stays another night in the washer, it’s going to get that smell of funk that you can’t wash out no matter what you try. But you’re exhausted. You couldn’t sleep last night from all the tossing and turning and worrying and wondering that…

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the truth about tummies.

the truth about tummies.

Listen to the Podcast here! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2e9H1Vph80AjcqMwcq2U0P Remember this scene? Eddie Murphy’s “Buddy Love”, the thin incarnation of Professor Klump, is finally free of his obsese bondage. The montage of him trying on smaller clothes, and the striking revelation that he can finally see his male appendage incites laughter and hilarity. Isn’t that the running joke? I…

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The Subtle Art of Parenting Teenagers

The Subtle Art of Parenting Teenagers

LISTEN here! https://open.spotify.com/episode/7LFsu26EHlyO9ZfHsEnldO?si=mgbxP6FWRLqOcKd7jevkHw On my right hand, I am inked with a compass and the letter ‘E’ to denote the direction East. My daughter has West. Scattered across the province are two of our friends brandished with the others. But she and I? We are East and West. Geographically, physically and emotionally. We are opposite of one…

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It really was a jagged little pill

It really was a jagged little pill

Listen HERE: https://open.spotify.com/episode/10oE08vN82M94RvVMaec1O But whether it’ll “feel so good swimming in my stomach” is yet to be determined. My whole life I’ve been somewhat of a performer. Whether I was telling stories, or acting in Sunday School plays as a child, or being goofy at camp and around campfires with my family, or simply putting on the ritz because I subscribe to the…

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the empath life chose me

the empath life chose me

Listen to the Handle with Care Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49F9xpDeOFgCPLEYTXiL37?si=FdOR382uRUK7v1hTowxnlQ It’s 4 in the morning, and I’m back to scanning my phone to see if they’ve messaged. I finally have to clear my recent Facebook searches because their name has come up in my cache a dozen times waiting to see if they were going to post about me. They didn’t. When they…