I just want to thank all you lovely ladies for your kind and encouraging comments. I draw a lot of inspiration from so many of the post and WIW'S
I have viewed here. As you correctly deduced I am a Canadian .While I grew up in N.S. I live in Ottawa ON now where I have spent the majority of my adult life. I'm excited to take part in the awesome supportive community you have built here and will be sure to post more soon.
Oh and merwoman Spoff is not an acronym ( I'm afraid I'm not that clever lol.) It's just abbreviation of my last name.