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CorkscrewAnnie

CorkscrewAnnie

Life in the big city

Let me tell you what happened this afternoon…..

1d ago

Cute cream coloured puppy running towards camera on a green lawn

1d ago

CorkscrewAnnie

Being Nosy about the Neighbours

Thanks, Joe. Go Kamala!

5d ago

Cartoon of a wooden signpost against a sunny blue sky. Bottom sign pointing backwards: Despair. Top sign pointing forwards: Hope.

5d ago

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Shopping the perimeter

In which the author observes a big change in the location of things at the grocery store that end up in her grocery cart

6d ago

Paper grocery bag sitting on a stool, with a fist sticking up out of the bag, brandishing a clump of dark green cilantro

6d ago

CorkscrewAnnie

Nobody told me about becoming a Wife In Law

I didn’t sigh up for this — except it turns out, I did.

Jul 17

Scissors cutting through a marriage certificate and the stem of a dead rose

Jul 17

CorkscrewAnnie

A Chilling Tale

Reviewing a timely and thought-provoking book

Jul 17

The front cover of the book FROSTBITE illustrated with a square block of frozen mixed berries.

Jul 17

CorkscrewAnnie

How on earth did we manage rental cars before smartphones?

Yes, it is an AI-generated unage, and no, it’s not a rental car, but it was just so darned cute I had to use it…. Image by Stephane VERNEY…

Jul 16

AI generated image of a mouse with a crash helmet in a tiny antique race car

Jul 16

CorkscrewAnnie

Rock On

Is there a point when one must admit to being too old for rock concerts?

Jul 9

Black and white image of young woman with cigarette wearing a rolling stones tshirt and a black leather jacket

Jul 9

CorkscrewAnnie

An urban conundrum

Wherein the author reflects on her non-response to an unusual sight.

Jul 3

Urban scene, lots of concrete, man jogging (fully dressed)

Jul 3

CorkscrewAnnie

Canada Day: A holiday for remembrance, not necessarily celebration

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Jun 30

Canadian (Maple Leaf) Flag

Jun 30

CorkscrewAnnie

Who do you think I am?

In which the writer attempts to decode assumptions of spammers

Jun 10

Graphic of dozens of coloured envelopes flying into a trash can

Jun 10

CorkscrewAnnie

CorkscrewAnnie

Recreational writer, collector of antique corkscrews, urban gardener and retired management consultant. Still trying to figure out what to do when I grow up.

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