Janice Wells

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JANICE WELLS: Send help, ninja mice have invaded my house

Mar 6, 2024 | saltwire.com | Janice Wells

In the Chinese zodiac, 2024 is The Year of the Wood Dragon. I humbly suggest that it also be known as The Year of the Ninja Mouse. Janine came up with this moniker in reference to the critters that made an appearance in her house a few months back. Mice make their way indoors when the weather turns cold. This is particularly true in older houses, where they have more little cracks and crannies to use.
JANICE WELLS: Loblaws needs to figure out how to make groceries affordable

Jan 24, 2024 | saltwire.com | Janice Wells

This week, I was all set to take a strip off Galen Weston for reducing the discount from 50 per cent to 30 per cent on products that have reached their best before date. I, for one, had decided out of disgust not to shop Dominion anymore. Then Loblaws reversed the decision after a huge backlash from customers. You know Galen Weston, the president of Loblaws – known as Dominion here – the poster child of corporate greed and gouging in the grocery business.
JANICE WELLS: January sales a great time to buy quality gifts to donate next Christmas

Jan 2, 2024 | saltwire.com | Janice Wells

I always have a bit if a problem writing a Christmas column. I don’t want to write about how the whole concept of ‘Peace on Earth’ is going to hell in a hand basket because everyone knows that and nobody wants to be reminded. I hesitate to write about how much I love my living/dining room at Christmas because I am only too aware of how many people would be happy to have a room of any sort at Christmas or any other time of the year.
JANICE WELLS: Things could be a lot worse at Christmas

Dec 14, 2023 | saltwire.com | Janice Wells

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JANICE WELLS: 'This is what a hoarder would do': A premonition

Dec 1, 2023 | saltwire.com | Janice Wells

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JANICE WELLS: Travelling as a senior is not all it's cracked up to be

Nov 9, 2023 | saltwire.com | Janice Wells

JANICE WELLS: Travelling as a senior is not all it's cracked up to be'There’s nothing like having your baby sister turn 70 to remind you of the time you hope you have left and how you want to use it'
JANICE WELLS: Why can't I remember anything? It's because I'm so cold

Oct 26, 2023 | saltwire.com | Janice Wells

JANICE WELLS: Why can't I remember anything? It's because I'm so cold'Maybe I’m not entirely to blame for my memory failings'
JANICE WELLS: Pulling ADHD out of the ‘never heard it in our day’ attitudes

Sep 25, 2023 | saltwire.com | Janice Wells

Remember that boy in primary school who was always getting in trouble with the teacher? The one who was disruptive and impulsively did things he knew he shouldn’t do and didn’t play well with other kids unless the game involved running around? Less memorable, perhaps, is the girl who was always fidgeting in her seat and not paying attention, who chattered a lot and made careless mistakes in her schoolwork.
JANICE WELLS: Finding creative solutions to big problems

Sep 6, 2023 | saltwire.com | Janice Wells

I think I may have outdone myself, peaked even, in the department ofrecycling, upcycling, reusing, or, as the saying goes, making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. About nine years ago, when I started to furnish my cottage by the sea in Heart’s Content, I bought a couch and love seat for $250 from an old gentleman who was moving into assisted living. It was a soft floral cotton print, very suitable, I thought, for the summery look I had in mind.
JANICE WELLS: You don’t have to cook all the time to eat good food

Aug 16, 2023 | saltwire.com | Janice Wells

I’ve had lovely emails from readers about my last column. It was about finding humour in aging but for the life of me I couldn’t remember one thing I said until I read it again. True story. So, since I’m on a roll and until September comes, I can avoid thinking about more serious matters like the price of food and gin and are we going to have to mortgage the house to pay the oil bill. I will share a few thoughts about something I am very good at avoiding thinking about — cooking.