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The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper.

The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay | Sept, 2024

A clip from CBC National Radio that contained Carol’s clip on notebooks, read out in reaction to a lengthy interview the previous week with Roland Allen, the author of  the newly released The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper.

The discussion on notebooks begins at 26:10. Carol’s letter read aloud at 28:00.… more

On a Train to Nice

Her Stry | March, 2024

I rush to the quai in the Gare de Lyon in Paris. Flinging my small case on the train, I jump on. Moments later the train pulls away along the track, heading to Nice. Slumped in my seat, I can relax, breathe, and observe those already settled in my compartment. Business people, couples, and single travellers surround me. One small figure catches my eye— a lady in her early sixties, dressed in a double-breasted… more

The Secret Charms of Graveyards and Funerals

A Considerable Age | February 12, 2023

I was enjoying dinner in a trendy Ottawa downtown restaurant when I realized I might have a problem.  Three friends of a similar age gathered for a regular get-together. We had bonded during a government assignment, mainly in solidarity over how we would have managed the work situation so much better than our incompetent… more

A World of Breakfasts Beckons

The Globe and Mail | Facts and Arguments | May 12, 2022

The full English? Za’atar flatbread? Café and Gitanes? Bollos and café con leche? Kaya toast? The possibilities are endless, Carol writes. More…

A Computer, a cat, and a community

Stories of the Pandemic | 2021

What do I need to survive the COVID-19? I recently read that to get through this pandemic, all you need is a computer, a cat and a community. More…

I Danced with Joy and Relief after Getting my COVID-19 Vaccine

The Globe and Mail | First Person | July 18, 2021

Carol reflects on the role of dance in her life. More…

A Promise

Stories of the Pandemic | 2021

Ted looks at me through the kitchen window. His arms shrug in puzzlement. I know he thinks I have snapped. We have been in COVID-19 confinement for six weeks now… more

Solvitur Ambulando: An Ode to My Black Ballet Flats

Story Quilt | November 1, 2017

Clearly I own enough shoes to open a shoe store! Perhaps not a large shop, but a smallish boutique, stocked with a wide range of styles and colours of footwear – all in Size 6.

I am eclectic in my tastes and have all manner of slippers, shoes and boots: tennis shoes, green suede booties, those colourful striped espadrilles I couldn’t resist because they reminded me of Picasso….more

Gallipoli: a roadtrip

The Glebe Report | October 2020

Dad always loved a road trip. From my perch in the back seat, unfettered by any seatbelt, I would see Dad’s tanned neck, his neat, short gray hair, his steady hands and a bronzed muscular arm leaning casually out the window. He would often glance over at my mother, dozing in the passenger seat, emitting little purring noises, her sun hat on her lap, its blue grosgrain ribbon neatly crossed. More…

Sitting with the Past

The Glebe Report | April 16, 2020 

Carol reflects back on her experience of a joyous community rite of spring - The Great Glebe Garage Sale… more

The Maker of the Glebe

The Glebe Report | December 4, 2019

In one of a series of profiles of local artists in her community, Carol profiles Kathrin Von Dehn, a local potter, jewellery and  mixed media artist. More…

Turn Turn Turn

The Glebe Report | October 10., 2019

In one of a series of profiles of local artists in her community, Carol profiles the work of local woodturner, Larry Katz. More…