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Summer Getaway: City or Cottage?

July 22, 2013 by Sonya Leave a Comment

Now that summer is just about at the half-way mark, you may be looking for a few ideas to fill in last-minute holes in your calendar? So, what do you prefer? City or cottage country for a quick getaway? I'm in that mode myself. In between summer camps we'd love to getaway with the kids as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life, Travel Tagged With: Cosmopolitan Hotel, deerhurst resort, family travel, Getaway, Horseshoe Resort, King Edward Hotel, outdoors, Pantages Hotel, romantic, Shizen Spa, Skyline Hotels, spa, summer, vacation

Never Underestimate the Power of Crack Pie

July 22, 2013 by Sonya Leave a Comment

There is an obsession with Toronto and food. We LOVE eating out and what's not to love? There's every imaginable cuisine available. We were excited (seriously excited) when the Ramen craze started a few years back and then Momofuku opened up and we went over the moon. The sister restaurants, Daisho, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Christina Tosi, Compost Cookie, Crack Pie, Milk Bar, Momofuku, New York, Toronto

Keep it in your pants!

July 21, 2013 by Sonya Leave a Comment

You know those people who don't know when it's just not the right time? You  know what I'm talking about...like in the movie theatre? GEEZ! I'm talking about their cellphones. Did you know that July is National Cellphone Courtesy Month? Last week there was a very funny social media campaign that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Technology Tagged With: Cellphone Courtesy Month, Keep it in your pants, social media, Telus

Travel Spotlight: Eze and the South of France

July 21, 2013 by Sonya Leave a Comment

Where do you want to go? This is the question my hubby asked me about 8 months ago when we knew our 20th anniversary was approaching. Italy? Hawaii? California? Iceland? Greece? Croatia? We finally decided on the south of France - the Cote d'Azur. We started in Nice where we spent a couple days … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: anniversary, Cannes, Chateau Eze, Cote D'Azur, Eze, Eze Village, Fragonard, France, Grasse, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Nice

Anything Goes!

July 19, 2013 by Sonya Leave a Comment

If there's one musical that can make you laugh, smile from ear-to-ear and tap your toes, it's Cole Porter's 1934 classic Anything Goes! At the official Opening and Media Night at Mirvish's Princess of Wales Theatre, the cast dazzled the audience with a de-lightful performance in this smooth sailing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, The Arts Tagged With: Anything Goes, Cole Porter, Mirvish, Princess of Whales Theatre, Rachel York, Roundabout Theatre Company, theatre, Toronto

Night Markets You Won’t Want to Miss!

July 17, 2013 by Sonya 1 Comment

Summers are so amazing in the city!  Toronto is that kind of city where you can hop on public transit and spend a few hours exploring different cultures and feel like you've been transplanted to somewhere away from the concrete jungle. While the days can get pretty steamy, we're pretty open about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Seasons Tagged With: 99 Sudbury, Artisans, culture, events, family, Festivals, Foodea, foodies, markets, night, night markets, T&T, Toronto, waterfront

App of the Week: 2life for twosomes

July 17, 2013 by Sonya Leave a Comment

Designed for two people, 2life is new app that just launched. Why you should get it? It's a private and secured network that lets you chat, share, collaborate and coordinate with your partner all in one place. "Once you create a free 2life joint account with your partner, you can easily stay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Relationships, Technology Tagged With: 2life, app, couples, tech, technology

Is Venice a Dream?

July 16, 2013 by Sonya 1 Comment

"Oh, Sonya, you've got to go to Venice," says my mother-in-law. "It's so beautiful and you'll be so inspired for your art. The people are warm and friendly. You must go one day." Venice is somewhere that hasn't really been on the top of my list. I've been disappointed in major tourist … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews Tagged With: documentary, HotDocs, Italy, Kinosmith, movies, Tourism, Tourists, travel, Venice Syndrom

If I could order it with room service.

July 15, 2013 by Sonya 1 Comment

I dream of living in a plush hotel suite when I grow up -- I just need to figure out how to become rich enough to live that dream! When we book our trips, we do just as much research on hotels as we do the destination -- after all, it's all part of the travel experience, right? From the moment I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Blue Mountain, Heavenly Bed, hotel, travel, Westin, Westin Trillium House Blue Mountain

How to Self-Publish

July 15, 2013 by Sonya 2 Comments

Have you ever thought about writing a book? I've encountered so many friends who have considered this. It's not an easy industry  especially in Canada. I once worked at a childrens book publishers and had the fortunate experience of working side-by-side with the book editors who were flooded with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Life, Work & Career Tagged With: authors, DIY, how-to, Kobo, Self Publishing, writing, Writing Life

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