As a Canadian, I wasn’t aware that there was a day of recognition for individual women, long-time girlfriends, and their collective health – but there is, and it’s called National Girlfriends Day. It’s an ‘unofficial’ national holiday on August 1st each year in the United States, and I think that it’s a great initiative to remind…
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Steinbeck, John. (1993, 1937). Of Mice and Men. Bantam Books; New York. As the rains pour down outside my window, I sit down to pen a review of this short but poignant novel – and how appropriate the weather is! It is a dark story chronicling the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two friends…
Slow Down & Open Your Mind
For this, my 30th blog entry, I wanted to shift the format a little to allow for public input and commentary. Previously, I’d suppressed the option of adding comments to a post because I thought it looked too ‘messy’. However, I am interested in receiving direct feedback on my blog posts. A big thanks to…