I’ve been remiss in some of my birthday salutations lately, but not today! A big happy birthday wish to Miss. , and many happy returns of the day. Relax, enjoy, put on a tiara, have some cake and tea. It’s your day to be queen of all you survey.

There’s an old expression likes to use to describe the cumulative effect of unfortunate events; that when it rains, it pours. And indeed at this time, it is pouring, heaving, sluicing, deluging. Just after driving back to Oakville with a load of my belongings last Sunday, my mother’s car ceased to work. At first we […]