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Do You Care?

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While we're all caught up in trying to find the present and working ourselves into a lather about ornaments and teacher's gifts, this is probably a good time for a deep breath and a dose of reality. 2 of my favourite artists, Kedre Browne and Jessey Pacho, want to remind us that there are a lot … [Read more...]

How’s Holiday Customer Service in the Marketplace?

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Now that the holiday shopping season is in full swing, I thought it might be prudent to get some advice on customer service.  And who better to ask than the hosts of CBC's Marketplace, Erica Johnson and Tom Harrington. Erica: Can we just start with your shoes? Now that we've got the … [Read more...]

When The Media Gets Ugly

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Most photographers are pretty decent people.  In media scrums, we're all trying to do our job and get "the shot", and we usually work together and help each other out.  But then there's them.  Let's call them Captain Hook and Cruella DeVil.  They work together and everyone … [Read more...]

Breaking Dawn: Part 1

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Ok, I'll admit it: I loved the Twilight books.  When I first read them, I had a newborn and I lustily devoured them during nap times and between feeding (pun intended.)  They were the perfect escape from sleepless nights, baby spew splattered sweats and endless diaper changes. So, of … [Read more...]

Remembering

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Welcome to Remembrance Week.  I believe that it is critically important for the next generations to understand why it's important.  To know what the previous generations did so that they can live the way they do.  This February, Mirvish Productions will be presenting the Canadian … [Read more...]

Time For A Little Self Promotion…

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I am the worst self-promoter.   My husband would be the first to tell you that, followed immediately by my mother and our closest friends. But I am so proud of the work I've done here at Cocktails & Curtain Calls over the past 10 months.  From chatting with moms in the biz, to … [Read more...]

Tales from a non-Fashionista: Joe Fresh

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If Joe Fresh has anything to say about it, it's going to be an Orange, Blue and White spring.   Being a non-fashionista, I'm not sure if it's always the case, but there were definitely a few similarities between Pink Tartan and Joe Fresh's 2012 spring lines.  There were also … [Read more...]

Diary of a Non-Fashionista at Fashion Week part 3

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"I'm not happy about all this." "Not happy?  I'm working. That's what pays for our trips and our house and groceries and clothes and all the fun stuff." "But you should be here." Heart - wrenching - guilt. 97% of my life is taking care of, organizing, tending to and thinking about my … [Read more...]