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On Hockey Light and Dark
While the “courting” phase continues in the PWHL—brilliantly wrapped, packaged, and delivered to the public—its first test is coming on February 1st. The PWHL will host a three-on-three showcase on NHL All-Star Thursday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Twenty-four players from the six teams, with ten skaters and two goaltenders on each roster, will compete…
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Dear 2023
You were an outstanding year. You gave me Maui. You gave me the Normandy beaches and pristine cemeteries for Canadian soldiers. You gave me an incredible night in Swiftieapolis with my amazing daughters, who introduced me to Taylor Swift’s discography in the most memorable way imaginable. You gave me the gift of kayaking on placid…
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Summer 2023 Reads Part III
Donna Marie West’s The Mud Man is a masterclass in suspension of disbelief. The premise certainly intrigued me—a Neolithic man, frozen for millennia in a mud cocoon, emerges ALIVE in the 21st century, but I was dubious that West could deliver. However, she does. Page by page, she weaves extensive research, relatable characters, precisely-paced plotting, and a detailed…
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The Joys of Kayaking, Wild Pony Races, and a Writing Frenzy
Tomorrow we will pull out of our camping spot at Kenosee. How I will miss 107 (apart from the sharpness of the elevation and stones). Yesterday I went for my first ever solo kayak—ninety glorious minutes of having placid Little Kenosee all to myself. I opened my Libby app and listened to Hidden Figures by Margot Lee…
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Summer 2023 Reads Part II
I’m well-ahead of the game in my 2023 Goodreads Reading Challenge goal of 50 books. (Last year I had an epic fail at getting anywhere close to 65!) Here we go . . . Germy Johnson’s Piano War is my second voyage with Jeremy “Germy” Johnson. Bravo, Alison Lohans for capturing so brilliantly this Middle Grade…
Maureen Ulrich 