A post about the weather!?! How boring, you may say. Not for me. I must take a few lines to proclaim my happiness about the heat. I just came in from watering my plants and I'm content. This is the weather I've been waiting months for. Steamy, thick air. Burning, … [Read more...]
Tips and Tricks for Great Wolf Lodge
Last weekend, we visited Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls, Ontario. It's an unbelievably fun place for kids and adults both, and we all had a great time. I hadn't been to GWL in over 2 years, so, before going, I spoke to a few experienced Lodgers to get some advice on maximizing … [Read more...]
Blueberry Muffins on a Rainy Day
If you live in Toronto, you know it's been a cool, rainy summer. The Girl and I have been baking a lot; she really enjoys it, and it's one of the few things that seems to distract her from the Treehouse Channel. I'm loving the big, luxurious vats of blueberries we've been bringing home from … [Read more...]
Coldplay does Toronto
People listen to music for countless reasons. I listen to music to feel happy - uplifted even. My favourite songs allow me, for a few minutes, to feel buoyant, free and capable of achieving the impossible. Coldplay played the Rogers Center in Toronto on July 30, and it was indeed … [Read more...]
Cottage Life
Now I get it! Cottage life rocks. Prior to this, I must admit, I silently questioned all those souls sitting patiently on the highway, waiting to escape to their lakeside getaways. Well, this past weekend, we visited our friends, K. and L.'s, spectacular cottage on Gull Lake, and … [Read more...]
Another rainy day
What summer is this! I'm finding it hard to keep my spirits up when every day it feels more and more like November. Ugghhh. My spirits are low, and my kids are cranky. I've decided that the only strategy possible is to keep busy and to forge ahead with plans despite nature's lack … [Read more...]
A Review of Meg Wolitzer’s The Ten Year Nap
Four friends meet weekly at a NYC café to share the trials and joys of motherhood over coffee and bagels. Such is the premise for Meg Wolitzer's The Ten Year Nap. The story examines the lives and choices of several mothers, who have placed their careers on hold to stay home and … [Read more...]
Pics from Calgary trip 2009
We're back home and settling back into the routine of camp, soccer, swimming and lounging. Here are some pics and highlights from our recent trip out west: My niece in Calgary is only 5 weeks older to the Baby; these two little munchkins had lots of fun climbing, crawling, and dismantling the … [Read more...]
Summer visit to Calgary
We're in Calgary to visit my inlaws. We got here last Saturday, and it's largely been cloudy and wet. Today, however, the city is glistening in all its summer glory: from the condo, I enjoy a vista of snow-capped mountains surrounded by lush greenery and the pastoral Elbow … [Read more...]
Coffee and art with my friend Kie and the Girl
Earlier this week, my friend Kie visited me from California. Kie and I haven't seen each other in six years, and it was amazing to reconnect and spend time together after such a long time. Our lives have changed dramatically in the past few years: I've had three kids, and Kie is … [Read more...]
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