Unique or ubiquitous?

Unique or ubiquitous?

Walking around the city at lunch time today I took note of whether most people I saw were unique or ubiquitous. As a woman who likes to march to the beat of her own drum I found it a little sad that my question unique or ubiquitous was overwhelmingly answered by the latter. The standard west coast, wet weather wear […]

February – the month of the Amethyst birthstone

February – the month of the Amethyst birthstone

February is a short and sweet month with Valentine’s Day right in the middle to warm up the winter days. The wide variety of amethyst gemstones look beautiful and are relatively inexpensive in comparison with other gemstones. Amethysts come in the most well known purple shades and also in a wide variety of colours and […]

Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day can be a love it or hate it type of feast with hearts bursting with joy or broken into pieces. Whichever side you’re on this year it’s worth remembering some of your good Valentine’s Day celebrations of years past. I remember living in the Middle East as a child and attending an American […]