Category Archives: Pensive & Poignant Thoughts

If you follow me on social media you may have caught my boomerang video, which admittedly I just learned how to make thanks to my cousin who insisted “it’s what people are doing”. ‘Back in Heels!’ was my caption, I finally had an event to attend! It was the first time I found myself withContinue reading “Back In Heels!”

Still waters on an open lake A silent call for calm Nature calls again Lone bird cries out Chipmunk scurries past Butterflies rest on an old tree stump Still waters on an open lake A silent call for calm Nature calls again This poem is dedicated to the cottage-goers, the dreamers, and the wishful thinkersContinue reading “Still Waters”

It was a cool summer evening and I was sitting on the front stoop with a couple of 40 something year old gal pals (a.k.a. two cousins of mine, two out of two zillion!). They live across the street from each other. My cousin—whose house we were sitting in front of as we watched ourContinue reading “TAFF Club: Bad Habits, Spoiled, or Simply Set In Our Ways?”

“Once upon a time the only people we used to ‘cancel’ were those who went to jail, a.k.a. criminals! Even then, we hoped that they would learn from their mistakes and try to integrate them back into society. Correct someone, don’t cancel them, because one day you will be the person who makes a socialContinue reading “The Possible Pitfalls of Cancel Culture”

For many years it was called the Gay Pride Parade, it was one day where thousands of LGBTQ2+ people—and their allies—gathered on the streets of Toronto to celebrate just being who they are. The month of June has become Pride Month and millions now join in the festivities, not only here in Toronto but aroundContinue reading “Pride ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜”

The weather has improved and the flowers are starting to bloom (minus the record breaking cold snap we’ve had for a couple of days). Sometimes, when we are on the other side of not-so-good days we are able to reflect upon what could have been. For some, the depths of the dark hole were tooContinue reading “I Didn’t Really Want To Say Goodbye”

It’s as old as time itself. A melody that stirs the human instinct. The eternal love affair. The thrill of a stolen kiss that elicits the yearning to desire more. Voices from the angels themselves, or the brut baritone of a Herculean cry to the sound of the heavens playing. In secret or in theContinue reading “❤️ Italian Love Affair ❤️”

(*Warning: Subject matter may trigger some people (partner abuse). Please read with caution) What happened after your meeting? What did your boss tell you ? STRONZA! How are you feeling? STRONZA! Why did you go out for a coffee with her? STRONZA! I’m sorry I can’t stop crying. STRONZA! I’d like to talk to youContinue reading “STRONZA!”

I’m sure I’ve mentioned this already but I was born in Canada, however my parents were born in Italy, in a small town up on the mountain side called Dragoni, in the region of Calabria. I often dream of visiting and being in this small village—talking to relatives—the sights and sounds as vivid as beingContinue reading “Ancient Ancestral Connections”

When thumbing through social media I often feel like a bird on a wire, peering into other people’s captured moments through pictures or videos—never really noticed by anyone unless I like or comment on their posts, just like the bird high above, flying off when it’s time to move on. Did the bird make anContinue reading “Like A Bird On A Wire…So Are The Days Of Our Lives”