Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2025 May 17
Face Photos from Readers
Thanks to John Whitman for this slightly dismayed face from downtown Ottawa.
This space is available for other submissions.
Tag Archives: Holidays
It’s a Long Weekend
More help with that pesky calendar. Continue reading
Enough
Having enough. Of everything. Continue reading
The Christmas Frog
The best gift ever. Continue reading
Aliens in the Midst
There are aliens among us. Space aliens, that is, not illegal aliens, although when you think about it, they may well be both. After all, it’s hard to see that stealthy invaders from another galaxy would have filled in the … Continue reading
Love Never Fails
The over-abundance of tacky Valentine’s Day gifts leads to musings about the true nature of love. Continue reading
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Transforming an often miserable Hallowe’en into the Day of the Dead – a remembrance and celebration of our dead. The snowdrifts are knee high and hard crusted; the snow underfoot is so dry it squeaks. With the temperature hovering … Continue reading
The Test of Life
We have lost the test of life, he informs me, handing my drycleaning over the counter. I am, in quick succession, startled, panicked and then indignant: who knew a test of life had even been scheduled? Some hand waving clarifies … Continue reading
Only in Canada, Eh?
Happy Simcoe Day! What’s that you say? Never heard of it? You’re in good company — or numerous company, at least. Most Torontonians have never heard of it either, and they have less excuse than you do: it’s been their … Continue reading
Once is Happenstance
He’d won. Ignoring the reviews, we’d gone to see the dick flick (exploding helicopters) instead of the chick flick (exploding relationships). It was terrible: he admitted as much, during the credits. But I couldn’t leave it alone. As we shuffled … Continue reading