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It is Yom Kippur ~ The Holiest Day of the Judaic Calendar. It is also my 8th Anniversary of Life. At the end of Yom Kippur, in the Jewish Tradition, one hopes that God has forgiven them. Eight years ago, I was fighting for my life, incarcerated at Montreal General Hospital ~ five days into my admission into Emergency with " acute abdominal pains." On Yom Kippur, in my ill stupor, I could hear the doctor yelling at the top of her lungs in the Emergency " If we don't operate tonight, she will DIE!!!!!!! " The good Dr. Dan...

Hello, Dear Loved Ones,I took a break from writing blogs, as the world was knee-deep in the vortex of change, with the world was moving faster than I could personally keep up with, I have felt slammed. How about you?Life Shifts. Realizations. Re-setting one's purpose. Checking to see if one's compass is set right.And today, I thought, I'd step out of my self made cave to touch base & see how you all were.It's not even quite the end of the first 6 months of 2020, and like many of you, I wonder what happened to the time, I feel a bit like...

Dearest Loved Ones, It's definitely been a mind-bending time in all of our worlds, where life, death & the concept of what's real or not is a daily question. SO much information & misinformation is being tossed at us, it is hard to separate fact from fiction. What I do know is that we just need to take one moment at a time.  As a fashion designer & wellness advocate, I am motivated to create beauty and fashion options in hopes to create a more graceful way of living.  A mere few weeks ago, I heard friends lamenting that they were looking for...

What is your favourite comfort food? Dearest Loved Ones,A good friend of mine posted a FABULOUS question the other day asking " What are YOUR fave comfort foods? "And there were wonderful posts for a grilled peanut butter & banana sandwich by my friendie Rachael ~To favourite Chili Recipes ~To whole-wheat pancakes with butter, maple syrup & blueberries ~For me, my comfort food is my Grandfather's Jook, a wonderful homey rice soup, made from a turkey carcass to start the broth, then we add the rice, dried orange peels, dried red plums, ginger, dried peanuts & Chinese pickles ~ We'd serve it in BIG hearty...

I know that we are all doing our best to have face masks, gloves & all the cleaning products, but if you are stuck, and still don't have a face mask, this is a quickie version you can make out of a scarf & a couple of elastic hair ties. It is easy to do, just grab a bandana or scarf that is about 18 " x 18", and a few hair elastics.  It is certainly not an N95, not tested & approved, but it sure is better than nothing. I toss mine into the wash after wearing & can...