A sparkling effort
I struggled to come up with a theme for this week’s column. The Grey Cup game was great, as usual, but a little disappointing for Eastern Division fans. Toronto Blue Jays’ Josh Donaldson was named as the American League Most Valuable Player, and rightfully so. The Raptors are beginning to show signs of consistency. And […]
Strictly kosher
Wine is woven into the fabric of Jewish ritual and celebration. All Jewish celebrations feature the blessings of wine in some form. The marriage ceremony invokes the specific prayer, “Blessed are you Lord, who created the fruit of the vine”. From the Fall of the Temple, to the Roman Occupation—on up to today, the Jewish […]
The game
The sky this morning is as heavy as clay. The sullen quiet beyond my hotel window defies the traffic of a Monday morning in the nation’s capital. The dampness of the Ottawa Valley is evidenced in the drifting bits of snow squeezed from the heavens. For those who are fans of football, or even those […]
Read my socks
It used to be that if a man wanted to make a statement that he was flamboyant at heart, though hemmed in by convention, he wore a mildly daring tie. Say reindeer at Christmas. Or golf images during the spring thaw. Well, Justin Trudeau has just moved the yardsticks about five feet—downwards. First, he was […]
A gift
I’m not a gift buying kinda gal, but I’ve got a gift idea for those of you who do buy gifts. It’s a book. It was written by local authors and it’s the kind of book a “good old days” person would love. But first, here’s a bit of background information. The Quinte Educational Museum […]
Cleaning up
We’ve got a lot to fix. This week, local not-forprofit group CCSAGE filed a lawsuit against the Ontario government, challenging the fairness, equity and legality of the Green Energy Act. The action seems to signify a larger problem with our government. I would like to think that there are many policies put in place with […]
Bubby Cookies
When I was a little girl, my bubby—my mother’s father’s mother—made cookies. We called them Bubby Cookies. In truth, they were a variation on the crescent- like rugelach, except made with cinnamon sugar instead of date paste. The smell of them baking was intoxicating. My grandfather was born in 1933 in Lithuania. When I was […]
Oh Henry!
Henry Burris and the rest of the Ottawa Red/Blacks punched their ticket to the Grey Cup game last weekend. They disposed of the Hamilton Tiger Cats 35-28 in the Eastern Conference final played in Ottawa. The Red/Blacks had earned the right to host the final game by virtue of their record during the season. They […]
Of many threads
The evolution of humanity is a result of whole tribes and civilizations migrating to avoid famine or war, to live in more favourable lands. These travellers usually brought new technology that allowed them to either conquer or coexist within their newly adopted lands. When the Hyksos migrated into the Upper Nile delta around 2,000 BC, […]
To peace
Do not let the wrath of angry men tear us apart. Do not let words and acts of hatred distract us from peace. Do not let fear and propaganda detract from our love. There will always be those who, with the earnestness and the passion of their convictions, will attempt to destroy us. They will […]