As soon as I heard that I would be interviewing Tamzin Merchant (who plays Henry VIII's fifth wife, Catherine Howard) and Torrance Coombs (who plays Thomas Culpepper), from the acclaimed Irish/Canadian show, I immediately took to the twitters and to facebook to ask what UrbanMoms and Juice fans … [Read more...]
Twenty Minutes with Heartland’s Amber Marshall and Graham Wardle
When I first opened up the screener for the season 4 premiere of Heartland (also it's 50th episode!), I hesitated. I worried that this CBC drama, set on an Alberta horse ranch backdrop might bore me some, since I know nothing about horses. BUT HOO BOY WAS I PROVEN WRONG. See, here's the thing. A … [Read more...]
News Headlines for Wednesday, March 25, 2009
In National News: Livent co-founders guilty of fraud (Globe and Mail) In our opinion: Justice Mary Lou Benotto said, "The exponential growth of the company was analogous to an athlete taking a performance-enhancing drug. The result may be spectacular but the means involve cheating." Hear, hear! We … [Read more...]
Me on CBC.ca!
I got a call from a producer at www.cbc.ca the other day to take questions from moms across Canada about back-to-school. Everything from fashion to snacks to routines. "I can do this." I thought. "I'm a mom. I've been doing back-to-school for years. I have a whole resource of Canadian … [Read more...]