Dear Gentle Reader, It’s a new year! Perhaps it is because I was born in January that I have always felt it a time of luxury, indulgence and resetting. As we go back to work adorning all of our holiday gifts, there is newness in the air. January is also when we can look forward to the latest season of the hit Netflix show, Bridgerton. Divided into two parts, the worldwide release of Season 4’s A-side is scheduled for January 29th, with the back half becoming available on Feb 26. While I...

The last month of the year always affords me the opportunity to look back and reflect on how far I’ve come. Sometimes that’s with friends over champagne and something savoury. But most of the time, it is in the solitude of my living room, with a fantastic acoustic album and a journal.  The weather took away some of my seasonal joy this year with the cancellation of the Santa Claus Parade of Lights. It is difficult to get into the season without these annual events that bring people together....

Autumn is my absolute favourite time of year. Although the days are getting shorter, there is something so beautiful about the moody...