Jan 10, 2011
I grew up in the family business: fabric and drapery stores in Winnipeg that my parents founded. To us the Fabric Centre was more than a retail operation, it was like another sibling and everyone in my family both lived with it and worked there. I started doing the...
Jan 7, 2011
… how to stock my office bar, tips on merging two firms in 72 hours, the importance of ice … OK, I’m a bit late to the series, but I got Mad Men seasons one and two as a Christmas gift and did a marathon viewing of all 26 episodes during the...
Jan 4, 2011
Yes, it’s that time of year when we come up with those life-alterning pronouncements that most people abandon pretty darn fast. That said, I read an interesting post by Gretchen Rubin on tips to help you keep your New Year’s Resolutions and it made me...
Jan 1, 2011
The holidays are almost over. And one of the things I enjoy the most is the extra time I have to enjoy a novel or two. The best fiction of course, like the best of anything, is subjective. It creates a world that speaks to you on a personal level and feels funny,...
