weekly ezine

Hello there – did you watch Stanley Tucci’s “Searching for Italy.” last Sunday? Part 3 of the 6 part series is on CNN at 9 pm est tonight. Read https://lushlife.ca/stanely-tuccis-searching-for-italy/ . It’s already been picked up for a second season.  The first episode on Naples, and the second on Rome were fantastic. I can’t wait for tonight’s. Bologna. See ‘Stanley […]

Hey there – did you watch a show (or dozen) of “Somebody Feed Phil” last week? I heard from several dozen people thanking me for the recommendation. It’s on Netflix, and the Lisbon show really got me hooked. See https://lushlife.ca/lisbon/ If you want something fun and light, that will make you smile, and make you extremely

Want to do something fun today? Something you’ll love? Find “Somebody Feed Phil” on Netflix. I promise you, watch an hour of his series, and it’ll put a smile on your face. I was a huge Anthony Bourdain fan, and loved his “Parts Unknown” show. I still have some of my favourite episodes on pvr,

Hello there!  Did you know February is heart month? What are you doing to make yourself healthy? It’s tough, when we’re still under stay-at-home orders, of course, with this silly virus thing – but we have to make our health and our heart a priority. See https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2017/02/heart_month.html February is Heart Month, a time to bring attention to

Hello, hello!  It’s February around the corner. Wow – and all the best news about the vaccine got muted, big time, by the news from Prime Minister Trudeau on Friday. As you may be aware, the Canadian government has implemented further restrictions on travel and specifically travellers entering Canada. See https://travel.gc.ca/ My team and I at

Happy Sunday! There’s a new energy. Do you feel it? Sure, we’re still in lockdown. Ontario is under a stay-at-home order, even – mind you, the -24 Celsius we had yesterday (with the wind) encourages you to stay in bed. And our Prime Minister is telling us to cancel travel plans for the winter and

Betty White turns 99 today.  See Betty White’s Guide to Life: How to Remain Happy and Thriving at Age 99 She has certainly been one to inspire, and make us all laugh.  The article is a great read.  It touts: So what’s the secret to Betty White’s longevity? As she inches closer to the centenary club,

How are you doing? Most of Canada is in some form of lockdown. Almost everywhere else in the world is still facing travel restrictions. Different states in the US have their regional rules. The UK and France are in lockdown, as are many other parts of Europe. Canada definitely is not encouraging international travel right now.

Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely holiday with your friends and family. Now that 2020 is behind us, we focus on new beginnings. I just read a CBC article about the benefits of walking. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/if-you-had-to-pick-one-health-treatment-for-2021-here-s-your-best-choice-1.5852187 As the article notes: If you are thinking about how to get into better shape this new year, why not

I was reminded of Judy Garland’s version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” song this week. A MacLean’s article was touting the relevance of this 76 year old song to today’s pandemic world. See MacLeans As the article notes, the original Judy version, from “Meet Me in St. Louis,”  was a little more dreary than the