Author: Lori Covington

Did you just shudder? Wince? Don’t worry; you’ll get over it. Stick with me, kid. If you’ve travelled in North America, you’ve already encountered some terrible shocks, especially first thing in the morning, and between 3 and 4 in the afternoon, when the blood sugar drops. And at 11am, and of course, at bedtime. And […]

I have a problem with pants. Not pants per se, but the word. It tends to slip out when I don’t intend it. I’ve tried, but there’s something so ingrained in me, something that either refuses or cannot learn to say “trousers” when I mean those fabric things that cover your legs, that aren’t skirts. […]