Beau and I love to watch movies. A lot of them. We now have a large DVD collection and joined NETFLIX enabling us to watch as many movies as we possibly have time for. So last night when we went to watch our Friday Evening Movie we were stunned to discover our DVD player blinked a rude red light (a metaphorical "&^*% you") and plainly refused to open or accept a disc of any nature. So this morning, after pulling out the DVD manual and garnering no valuable info on our DVD mal... Read Full Story

I flew to Toronto on Wednesday for the day - literally I arrived, had a smoke, then came right back to NY. Why? To get my next Visa! Of course my little trek wasn't without adventure and irony. To begin with I am currently on the 10 day Master Cleanse (so no food, only lemon, maple syrup, cayenne pepper and water all mixed together like spicy lemonade) so I couldn't eat. However, as I was nervous about not getting up at 5:30am and missing my flight I decided to stay up all night a... Read Full Story

So today is my birthday. I don't know about you but I am not into the big fuss of it all but it is amazing how many people remember my b'day, always very touching. So thank you! I also tend to go through the usual stock of questions "What have I achieved? Where am I going? What do I want?" and I have come to the conclusion that this is a very Western thought process - I have to remember life is about the journey, not the destination.And that is my deep thought for today. And... Read Full Story

My Dad rocks. Really. He is the greatest and a 'best friend'. I would do anything for him.My dad's 3rd wife died about 3 years ago and I have to admire my dad for moving forward, letting go and continuing to live his life. This has led him through a variety of new relationships (of which my sage counsel about women has come in handy), and taught me a lot about my father as a man. Another startling outcome of my step-mother's passing has led my father to devote his time an... Read Full Story

Last weekend we went skiing in Stowe, Vermont with "Team Vage" (a moniker the 6 of us christened ourselves after I had to explain what 'camel toe' meant to 3 Swiss, a Japanese and a Filipino). Did you know the male equivalent is called a 'three ring circus'? Anyway, Team Vage squeezed into a saloon car for 8 hours (the SUV's were sold out) - fortunately the Japanese girl and her Swiss boyfriend are teeny tiny vegetarians and collectively took up 1 1/2 spaces in ... Read Full Story

Swiss men rule.There I said it.Beware ladies, and boys with girlfriends you love - don't say I didn't warn you, the charm of Swiss men is certainly hard to resist. I am living proof. I have gone over to the other side. I am lost. Once you've gone Swiss you can't go back.But hey - don't just believe me. Ask my lovely Sikh doctor friend in London - she is now engaged to a lovely Swiss man (who actually introduced me to Beau). And ask my English TV actress friend living in LA... Read Full Story

At my work many interesting, iconic people come by and yesterday I met this guy (click link - I hate writing names but one of the coolest playwrights/actors ever). He was in-house for a meeting and I bumped into him while he was heading for the elevator and we spoke about his elevator frustrations. Seriously. How ridiculous is that. One of the most interesting American playwrights/actors and that is what we spoke about. I wasn't star struck, I merely wanted to say something intellige... Read Full Story

Beau is away for Fasnacht (Basel Carnival where he drums for 3 days straight along with about 20,000 other people) thus leaving me all on my lonesome for Valentine’s Day. We aren’t really a ‘hallmark couple’ so truth be told this wasn’t such a big deal. So a friend (whose husband was also drumming his heart out for 3 days) decided to host a V IS FOR VAGINA Valentine's ladies night dinner. Armed with champagne, a Valentine’s balloon and a penchant for mischief, I went to join 3 other fabul... Read Full Story

Good news: I am THIS close to finalizing my papers for my next Visa to remain in the USA. Everything is filed, paid, signed, stamped, proofed, submitted and processed. Really good news: I declared my port of entry as Halifax so I can visit friends and family! Hoorraayy!! Trip home!!Excellent news: I booked my ticket ahead of time on air miles saving $ and getting great flights. I can even take a few days off because my boss will also be away.I was literally meditating on all the above goo... Read Full Story

Gunter has returned! Hoorrraay! It's been far too long!!For those who missed the initial discovery of Gunter - allow me to momentarily recap - when moving in with Beau we spent a great deal of time shopping for everything from furniture to cupboard handles. For the most part Beau has modern, masculine taste (clean lines with a preference for the monochromatic) however, on this particular day, while shopping for towels and bedding, Beau declared in his Arnold Schwarzenegger-like English... Read Full Story