Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 29/12)
Sitcom du Jour A double-date at Roy’s Rolls, or four platonic pals enjoying a meal as Norris preferred to think of it. Either way, Mary was spectacular. Her partner in…
Elgin County Dog Show
The Elgin County Kennel Club wants to come home to Elgin for its annual dog show. It would be nice to have it here in St. Thomas. I’d probably go…
Francis Family Books
If you had the sad job of picking the topic of the last novel you would write, I don’t think you could choose better than Dick Francis did. Crossfire, co-written…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 22/12)
Sympathy for the devil I never thought it would happen: I felt sympathy for Kylie and appreciation for Gail. When Kylie told Gail she wanted Max to be put up…
Drifting into Doom: Book
It was a dark and stormy night when I began reading Earl Pilgrim’s Drifting into Doom: Tragedy at Sea. Winter rain blew at the windows and tree branches hit the…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 15/12)
Parenthood Monday’s theme seemed to be parenthood, or not. Heart-breaking for so many characters. Three parent-child bonds struck me in particular. Sylvia and Roy Hayley is at the end of…
Tourist Board TV
Last night I watched the first episode of Arctic Air, CBC’s new series set in Yellowknife and surrounding lands. Tonight Republic of Doyle, set in St. John’s, returns for its…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 8/12)
The Real James “Your little James is a psychopath!” My husband said that at the end of Wednesday’s episode, with some considerable glee. He’d been telling me for weeks that…
Musée Acadien PEI
If you have a drop of Acadian blood in your veins or if you just enjoy the distinctive sound of an Acadian fiddle, a place for you to go is…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Jan. 1/12)
Differentness Once they’d decided it was necessary, Hayley and Roy didn’t have a chance to tell Mother Cropper the truth about Hayley’s sex change. Tracy Barlow, trademark sneer in place,…