Tag: Window on the World
Window on the World Column | Driving From Then to Now
My first car was a Renault 5 Gordini — black with red seats, never mind some rusty bits around the edges. My friend had...
Window on the World Column | SCAR — 10 Years of...
My dog rescue efforts started a long time ago. I would pick up strays on the roads of the country or streets of the...
Window on the World Column | Pleases and Thank Yous
When we were young, my mother would tolerate only two days of freedom post-Christmas — i.e. Christmas Day and Boxing Day — before she...
Window on the World Column | The Staples of Life
“Do you have to put those in?” I enquired of the medical expert, when he was trying to explain the procedure to me. “Yes,...
Window on the World Column | Time to Reflect
It’s that time of year; nearly the end of the year, another 12 months in the vault of my life. As I flick back...
Window on the World Column | The Best Christmas Ever
I think, in the larger scheme of things, that December should be a longer month. There should be two free weeks somewhere in the...
Window on the World Column | Tucker the Wonder Dog
I first saw him in the back pages of the Auto Shopper — yes, a car magazine. If you are an animal lover, you...
Window on the World Column | Remembering
How suitable is it that this year, Remembrance Sunday, falls on Nov. 9 — the 25th anniversary of my mother’s death. On that day,...
Window on the World Column | The Mysterious Tale of Two...
I can only attribute it to wedding brain or, perhaps, the sad story of the lost memory. The last few weeks running up to...
Window on the World Column | Rites of Passage
My baby girl is getting married this weekend and I just can’t believe it. Eight months or so of furious planning and here we...
