Service Ontario – Feel Good Story of the Week
I arrived at the Service Ontario office, and took my place in line behind 15 people. Everyone had their headphones in, were texting, immersed in their own private lives. Grumbling about the line. The wait. A woman behind me complained out loud about another woman who wanted to cut the line. And there was this elderly woman, maybe 85 years old, who got up from her chair, to ask the ladies at the counter for a bathroom. She was barely able to walk. They said no, as I’m sure they have to. And she turned round and went back to her seat. You could tell she was in discomfort and her son had left her there to go and fetch some missing paperwork about 20 minutes earlier. She was alone.
Without realizing it, I left a bag of $350 worth of purchases and my purse sitting on the ground, in line, as I went to help her put her coat on and take her to the washroom next door. I realized I’d left all my things and the lady behind me in line, said, “Don’t worry, I’ll watch your stuff!” And then all of a sudden, all these people who were completely disconnected, started pitching in and helping. People opened the door for us, picked my coat up off the floor…. held our spot in line.
I walked the woman next door, waited for her in the bathroom as she told me stories of Greece and her long life. She held my hand and captured my heart in about 20 minutes worth of time. Then she asked me if I was married. I laughed.
We returned, the line up hadn’t moved… but I had been.
The air felt different in that office, for even just a minute.
It’s My Anniversary and I wish I Could Have a Martini with Julia Child
It’s Saturday night. It’s cold out and it’s been snowing off and on all day. My family pre-Christmas Christmas party got cancelled and I’m fighting every urge to tear into the box of my sister-in-law’s perfectly wrapped “Pot of Gold” gift and then it hit me… it’s my TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY! It was 2 years ago, to the day, that A Jock’s Guide Cooking Series was born! Accidentally.
It was a Saturday night and I was feeling completely sorry for myself because my date night had turned out to be a solo-operation. Just me and the dog. Yup. Jackson, my hunky four-legged over-drinker who tends to poke his head in during most of my episodes. Well, this so-called “date night” had me in the dumps and I was looking for a pick-me-up. For me, that means something sweet, completely bad for my hips and of course, a treat that would go smashingly with a martini or a glass of wine. I chose fudge. Really, fudge is the solution to most of life’s problems.
So here’s the thing: I had no intentions or visions of creating a cooking show. I mean, I don’t even really know how to cook! So why I decided to film myself making fudge is beyond me, but I am certain the higher powers were conspiring. Perhaps they knew I was onto something? Perhaps they were tired of seeing the glorified-everything-is-so-freaking-perfect-all-the-time cooking shows. Maybe…just maybe…. the spirit of Julia Child was involved in some way. I love her!
And now? I am 18 episodes in, almost 15,000 views on Youtube and I have viewers from all over the world. Even Jann Arden has even tweeted about my show… albeit, she called me crazy but that’s ok, I’ll take that love! I have raised almost $2,000 for my partner charity, KidSport Ontario and I know what a ramekin is.
I turned on the TV about an hour ago, and “Julie and Julia” is on… it’s a sign.
I need to buy me some pearls for my anniversary.
Happy Anniversary Jock’s Guide!
Here’s the episode that started it off……
QUICK TIP: Room Temperature Butter… STAT!
Your cook – Kate
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