This week I had the extreme good fortune to attend a local Toronto Beaches book club meeting where the author of the book was in attendance. You must understand what an incredible occurrence this was, as the author was none other than Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, known...
Today’s post started out as a story about the 40th anniversary of the cell phone; a milestone we hit mid-week when I usually start planning my Sunday post and what I should write about. Just imagine how far our mobile phones have come! I intended to write about...
J.K. Rowling is a smart lady. For many reasons. The number one reason in my book, at least for today, is her uncanny ability to share wisdom through her thoughtfully crafted characters. The full quote from dear Professor Dumbledore to Harry (i.e. to us, the reader)...
I have not been vagabonding much of late, so today I am sharing another instalment from “My Super-Awesome Oxford Adventure” series. I took the photo above of the impressive facade of the Oxford University Press building on Great Clarendon Street on a work...
I took this snap of Oxford’s famous Radcliffe Camera in the summer of 2002 while on a work trip at Oxford University Press. We were developing what would become the 8th Edition of the Canadian Oxford School Atlas. Check your shelves. You may have an edition of...
This week I was the lucky gal who got to attend BookNet Canada’s Technology Forum 2013 where professionals from the Canadian publishing industry gathered under one roof to learn more about where publishing is headed and how to thrive in this new, constantly...
You might wonder what the title of this post means. I will get to that shortly. Patience dear reader! 🙂 I had intended to call this post “Where is Ringo?” as the photo above, taken at the base of Marble Mountain, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, reminds me a...
While I could not ever be likened to Hamlet’s Ophelia, I did get me to a nunnery while on a work trip to Oxford in the early 2000’s. I took the photo above of Godstow Nunnery or Godstow Abbey on one of my daily walks to “work” at Oxford...
Oh Canada, what a week! One might think I have maple syrup coursing through my veins in a week filled with events truly Canuck in nature. It all began last weekend with our annual Association of Canadian Publisher’s meeting in downtown Toronto. After two days...
Meet Wordsworth, the one tonne guardian owl of The Beaches Public Library here in Toronto. I took the above snap of Wordsworth on my way home yesterday from an inspiring two-day meeting of The Association of Canadian Publishers. This year’s winter meeting...
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