Trickie Woo-ed to Fortnum’s

ByCirce's Niece December 4, 2020 0 Comments
I will be one of the first to admit, I am a not-so-secret anglophile.  I am the one who introduced my husband to the cozy British mysteries, and we watch so many of them that I often forget the North American way to pronounce "controversy" which is a, well, controversy in our house.   Lately, in a burst of nostalgia we took to watching some episodes of the older version of All...

Malcolm’s daughter

ByCirce's Niece September 15, 2020 1 Comment
My dad believed in bring your daughter to work day before it was a movement. He believed in it so much, that he would bring me to his CBC Montreal, and later CTV Montreal, workplace more than once a year.  I would be his shadow and sit in the control room, “help” him at his desk, and generally just be in the background absorbing everything. Regardless of my age he would explain...

Quietly – Not Fast.

ByCirce's Niece July 10, 2020 0 Comments
Every region or language seems to have an expression that doesn't quite translate perfectly.  Certainly the words can be, but something in the meaning just doesn't quite hit the right note.Lately as the necessity of recent days has removed many distractions from my path, I keep coming back to a phrase I came to know in Quebec.  Tranquillement pas vite - which literally means quietly not...