Tuesday’s Tonic
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Each edition features a host of fun anecdotal tidbits of inspiration and pleasurable reading.
Have you ever been caught with blue lips?
Have you ever been approached by someone mid-meal or snack, only to realize afterward that your lips were a deep shade of blue? I can relate! My daily blueberry habit...
Rainbow Brights
I love sunny days. Cloudy and rainy? Not so much. However, something I delight in after a rainstorm is a rainbow. Or on those special occasions, double rainbows! Nature is...
What's The Buzz?
This time of year, when there are still some varieties of alliums in bloom, lavender, single-petal roses and other flowers that are popular with bees, I hear a soft buzzing...
Honouring our dads!
Is it just me, or do you also feel that superheroes are really having a moment in our culture? To me, it seems that dads are often the superheroes of...
We're Ten!
It's amazing to reflect on the fact that it's been a decade since Figg Street Co. came into existence. It moved from a dream and imaginings in my mind into...
The Here and Now
Did you know the Cambridge Dictionary defines Niagara as, "a large amount or number of something"? The example they provide is, "A Niagara of money is flowing into the party."...
Green is sprouting everywhere!
It's no secret that my favourite colour is green. So each spring, when the days become sunnier, warmer and green emerges all around us, I'm so much happier! Spring is...
Branching out...
Over the past few years, you may have heard of the Japanese cultural term, forest bathing. While we may not have bestowed it with this moniker in the past, many...
The many faces of Mother's Day...
Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 12th. This annual holiday has changed for me since my mother passed away. I know many others who've been through this life change and...
The Art of Papercutting
When many of us hear the word découpage, we may recall messy visions from childhood. Strips of paper soaked in a gluey solution applied to whatever surface our parents allowed...
April is Poetry Month
Do you listen to CBC Writers & Company? Although Eleanor Wachtel broke our hearts last year when she announced the retirement of the show, we've been graced with ongoing archive...
Flowers & Feathers
The variety of warm, sunny days and April showers has provided favourable conditions for the spring garden. Bulbs, branches and shrubs are bursting forth with colour and scent! It's a...
