During our 24 years of marriage, I never negotiated with the tradespeople who came to our house – the electricians, plumbers, septic guys, realtors. It was my husband, Jay, who spoke to them. I was polite, smiled, shook hands, signed ...
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Barrie used to get perturbed when I said that. He said in his experience when someone close to him said, “I’ve been thinking.”, it would either cost him money or mean trouble. I was/am always saying, “I’ve been thinking.” It ...
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Barrie and I loved the spring. We were more spring-summer-autumn people than we were winter people, despite having been born in cold countries. He was from Cornwall; I was born in Vancouver. As soon as the calendar hit March 21st ...
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The first time I heard this was when we were Skyping. We hadn’t met in person yet. He had such a wicked sense of humor! It’s something I often repeat because it was one of his most endearing and memorable ...
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