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Happy 23rd Birthday! 

Happy 23rd Birthday! 

Dearest Fionn, Another birthday! Another yearly letter from me extolling your beauty, your virtues and your intelligence. When I was 23, I was traipsing across the province selling porcelain windchimes at art shows. Totally broke and, in looking back, having a...

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Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to my one-of-a-kind husband, Douglas Wilson McKercher (with photography and design thanks to our very talented daughter Caitlin Brookes. The apple didn’t fall far from the...

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How alcohol helped my marriage

How alcohol helped my marriage

I’ve written about how Doug and I met previously, but not on my blog. So what better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with that story? I fell in love with Douglas McKercher’s face as soon as my Chardonnay-soaked eyes locked onto it. Irene’s Pub, Bank Street,...

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