Here’s the latest update! I’ve been up to my eyeballs in revisions on my little memoir, “Surviving Hollywood North – Crew Confessions of an Insider.” Oh, nothing too major, but still time-consuming.
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Rewritten “About Me”
Greetings, dear readers!
I decided to rewrite my “About Me” section, and thought I would let you know.
Cheers!
Ellie
Tunnel Tiff
Something very annoying just happened before. At around 1:30 p.m. I went to the shopping centre near my house. It is not too far away, but the trip includes going through a tunnel – an underpass, over which trains can cross – and which necessitates a downhill-and-then-uphill trek. Good exercise, I know. But today…
Book Progress Report #6
Hi dear readers! So, as I mentioned a couple of weeks ago in my last report, I finished writing my book. Since then I’ve rewritten chapter headings and the title itself, and did a proofreading pass through it, plus edited bits that needed it along the way. I also added some photos to the Appendix. By the way, the book is now called (drum roll):
Book Progress Report #5
Wow! I’m here to tell you folks that I’ve finished the first draft of my book! It was three months ago when I last gave you an update.
Dining With a Visitor in Montreal
If your guest has only a few days to spend in our fair city, as mine recently did, might I suggest a foodie jaunt that won’t break your budget…well, not too badly, anyway!
The Last Gasp
Quitting smoking: one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life… and also, paradoxically, one of the easiest.
Let’s allow pets in seniors’ residences!
Now look. There should be no argument about this. Studies have absolutely proven the benefits to older adults living with their beloved pets. Here are a few, borrowed from http://www.petsfortheelderly.org/articles.html:
A Letter to Lily June on her First Birthday
Dear Lily June,
At the risk of appropriating your mother’s salutation for her own online letters to you, just let me say that I’m responding in a humble way to her request for letters – letters to be addressed to you, in honour of your upcoming first birthday.
I fought the law – and *I* won!
Back in the ’80s, we here in Montreal suffered more than our share of bus strikes. Some of my fellow denizens will remember traffic snarls; others exercised their leg muscles and walked; still others will recall riding their bicycles to work… downtown… during a downpour… and arriving at work looking as if they’d swum there. Which in a way they had!
Crossed Eyes and Dotted Tees 