Category: Amusing Musings

Cross-Country Ski Club based in High Park with Sunday trips to various ski resorts… Baroque music, live or when played on CBC Radio 2 Tempo… The Ossington Avenue bar strip… Community Building (not Networking) with mediabistro.com… English Rose flavoured tea from Whittard of Chelsea (my fav tea emporium)… This winery but only because it features a wire-haired dachshund on its label, and of course its Pinot Grigio is so easy to drink… et cetera

Making random soups and stews in my slow cooker, not that I follow recipes but my cookbooks inspire me to invent my own

Working from home, although it has its ups and downs, today I love it :o)

“The British are a sporting race,” says George Mikes. “Having been Top Dog and Ruler of the Waves for centuries, they’ve decided to give others a chance. This is not a nation of Vulgar Winners, this is the nation of Good Losers.

“Unfortunately, it’s not that easy. The thing is, one has to know how to decay; one must learn, in short, how to be successfully decadent. You may desire to decay, yet your inborn excellence, your enviable human qualities, your blameless character may keep you at the top. Or else you may overdo it, and decay a shade too speedily. But don’t despair, for it can be done.”