Upward spiral

Amazing how some words or phrases come to your attention once in a conversation, then in the following days seem to be everywhere, isn’t it? One phrase for me this week that seems most likely to become a cliché is “upward spiral.” A positive, feel-good term at first blush, a quick check on Google retrieves over 214,000 hits (and rising). Over half the references are from this year, however, a sure sign the phrase is spreading too fast for its own good.

With regards to my own writing, it's been a sluggish week spent getting back on track after two weeks in New Brunswick. I’ve focused mostly on real estate stories, but I also had the good fortune to get away to Abbotsford on Wednesday and press the flesh with various agritourism operators on behalf of Northwest Palate. I’ll spare writing about the event till next week, however. The plan for this weekend is to hunker down with some reading and maybe find some time to reflect and write on cultural topics.