A well worn cover may cover a masterpiece
Too often judgement calls must be made when a customer walks into the bar. Before pouring a pint, building a cocktail, or pulling the tab on can of cheap beer the bartender must try and know his cus...
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A Classy Dame and Cocktail Lesson
Many years ago, in a bar, far, far away an elderly lady taught me everything I needed to know about being a mixologist. It was a slow, Sunday afternoon in the middle of a hot July. I had barely opened...
All in a days work…
Pool player on phone: Is there a tournament today? Petrinas: What makes you think there is a tournament? Pool player on phone: Well I read your flyer and it says there is a tournament at 11:00 Petrina...
Get our from behind the 8-ball
In the billiards world being “behind the eight-ball” refers to being in disadvantageous position on the table. Your next shot is tenuous because of where your cue ball lies. In life, t...
Surviving The Ice Storm
December 2013 Ice Storm Just before Christmas, much of the Toronto area was kneecapped by Mother Nature. I talked to lots of people about how they handled the weather catastrophe and over and over peo...
Let it snow….Pt 2
The other morning I woke to a 15cm (six inches for our US readers) of snow. Thankfully it was powdery which eased some of the stress on my aching joints and muscles – it has been a long winter a...
Investing time
The actions of gravity, running water, glaciers, waves and wind act in conjunction to shape our global landscapes – turning proverbial mountains into mole hills. Wind lashes landscapes mo...
Rolling Snake Eyes
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skil...
Let it snow…
If you live in the northern climes, and own a home and not a condominium you are obligated by nature to occasionally shovel snow. The snowbanks get higher and higher and your frustrati...
The Scene Makers
From my earliest days I have enjoyed taking photographs. A camera provides an instant capture of a moment for later reminiscence. I have taken thousands and thousands of photos over 40 years. The old ...