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Jan 17, 2025 | 
janicemacdonald.medium.com | Janice MacDonald
DUBIOUS TRAVEL ADVICEDon’t shop for shoes with your husband and your motherJanice Macdonald·Follow4 min read·--So many shoes, so much advice (author’s photos)My daughter should really be writing this since she’s the one who made the mistake of allowing her husband and mother — c’est moi — to follow her into a Sketchers shoe shop in San Sebastian, Spain. She also allowed me to join her and her husband on their two week trip to Spain which is where we are now.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
49thshelf.com | Janice MacDonald |Kerry Clare |Kiley Turner |Trevor Corkum
When We Were Ashes is one of the great books we've got up for giveaway until the end of January. Head to our Giveaways Page for your chance to win and to check out everything we've got on offer. ***** Fifteen Dogs, by André AlexisThe premise is just brilliant. Over drinks at a local Toronto bar, Hermes and Apollo (yes, those fickle Greek gods of an eternal yesteryear) decide to settle a bet by granting human consciousness and language to 15 dogs staying at a nearby veterinary clinic.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
49thshelf.com | Janice MacDonald |Kiley Turner |Trevor Corkum
Hope by Terry Fox, by Barbara AdhiyaAbout the book: In 1976, when Terry Fox was just eighteen years old, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and his right leg was amputated just above the knee. It quickly became his mission to help cure cancer so others would not have to endure what he had gone through. He dreamed up a Marathon of Hope—a fundraising run across Canada, from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to Victoria, British Columbia. 5,300 miles. When he set off on April 12, 1980, Canadians were dubious.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
janicemacdonald.medium.com | Janice MacDonald
THE DOLLARS & SENSE OF US HEALTHCAREHer answer reminded me how grateful I am to live in FranceJanice Macdonald·Follow6 min read·--X-rays from last year’s hip replacement surgery (author’s photo)I was on the phone with my daughter in Washington state when she mentioned a fairly minor but frustrating medical concern that was still dragging on despite the medication she was using. Why didn’t she just go back to the doctor, I asked. Silence on the line and then a sigh.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
prairiebooksnow.ca | Janice MacDonald
Janice MacDonald’s dreams of Paris led her to first novel’s location Fiction By Paula E.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
janicemacdonald.medium.com | Janice MacDonald
FRENCH LIFEHere’s a cheesy idea from FranceJanice Macdonald·Follow3 min read·--Aligot: cheesy, gooey and deliciousThanksgiving is just another day here in France. I’d probably forget about it entirely, except for all the recipes in the New York Times and other American publications I read — endless ways to cook a turkey, dozens of ways to stuff it and an ocean of ideas for gravy to pour over it.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
medium.com | Janice MacDonald
PERSPECTIVEBut cooler heads prevailed, and we backed away in timeJanice Macdonald·FollowPublished inCrow’s Feet·3 min read·--Falls, Washington state (all photos by author unless otherwise noted)This has been a difficult year on many levels — not quite the annus horribilis the late Queen Elizabeth spoke about, although I’m sure that the term could easily sum up the feelings of many in war-torn regions worldwide.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
medium.com | Janice MacDonald
TROUBLE IN PARADISEAs someone with a less than pristine relationship record, I honestly don’t knowJanice Macdonald·FollowPublished inCrow’s Feet·4 min read·--A solitary Sunday in the garden (all photos by author)It’s Sunday when we usually drink champagne and eat cakes in the garden. A blissful South of France scene. But today, my partner’s down in the garden alone. This morning, we had one of those let it all hang out fights — he screamed, I screamed, and then I left and took the dog for a walk.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
janicemacdonald.medium.com | Janice MacDonald
FRENCH VILLAGE LIFEThe floods in Spain are a reminder of a memorable flood in my village and a warning against complacencyJanice Macdonald·Follow5 min read·--The main square of the village was like a lake (all photos by author)Watching news of the floods in Valencia Spain — about a six-hour drive from my village — my partner and I discussed what we’d do in similar circumstances.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
medium.com | Janice MacDonald
For the past couple of years, my medical issues seem to have dominated our lives — first, the hip op, then the bionic knee and its lengthy complications. Physically, it wasn’t so bad — pain pills, rest, exercise when I could. Emotionally, it was another story — particularly the lengthy time it took for the knee wound to heal. During that time, my partner was incredibly supportive. Comforting when I grew frustrated and stressed, visiting me daily during the month I was in the rehab facility.
