Starbucks Gift Card Winner:According to Random.org, commenter #75 is the winner. Joyce, please contact me via email at manda_paige@hotmail.com so I can get your mailing address and ship your Starbucks gift card to you. You have 48 hours to contact me, or else I will choose an alternate … [Read more...]
Getting Me Through
According to Random.org, commenter #75 is the winner. Joyce, please contact me via email at manda_paige@hotmail.com so I can get your mailing address and ship your Starbucks gift card to you. You have 48 hours to contact me, or else I will choose an alternate winner. Spring has been a … [Read more...]
You’re Killing Me, Starbucks.
Yesterday I went to Starbucks like I have every, single day for the last 6 years. You see, Starbucks is my Cheers where everybody knows my name and all that crazy ass stuff. I love my Starbucks. I love the barristas who do this for me:I love my grande non-fat no water light foam tazo chai latte. I … [Read more...]
Friday Highs and Lows
The highStarbucks Peppermint Mocha Hot ChocolatePure yummy goodness in a cup for about $5.The lowMy own beverage using whatever mix is open in the pantry, a stale candy cane pilfered from my daughter's stash and the dregs of the whipped cream found deep, deep in the fridge.Winner? Hands down the low … [Read more...]
Is It Our Right? No. It’s simply respect.
Yesterday morning I was at Starbucks for my daily fix. It is a busy spot bustling with activity and people. There is music and laughter and conversation. But this day was different. On this day, from the minute I walked in, there was screaming and crying. I went all of the way through the line, … [Read more...]
An Unexpected Pleasure
The Boy woke up with a cough. A little out of sorts but not sick really. I decided to keep him home just in case. Because he may be on the verge, and because I was secretly excited about spending time with him in a quiet way. He's a busy guy now. He used to be my baby. … [Read more...]
Captured on Film: Sure Signs of Spring
It's not just blossoms and blooms that indicate the arrival of spring. There are other sure signs that spring has arrived.After a long hiatus... The bike has re-emerged.The evening road hockey game is back.We celebrate Earth Hour...at Starbucks :)We feed the birds with Gramma.I get one year … [Read more...]
My most loved.
There are some brands that I love. I admire them. I am comforted by them. I aspire to them. But for each one there is an emotional response. A connection. You know what I mean? So here are mine. I'm sure I'm not the only one who loves them. What about you? Tell me what brands you love in the … [Read more...]
Sweet and Salty
Food cravings are interesting. According to Marcia Pelchat, a sensory psychologist at Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia who studies food cravings, 90 to 100 percent of women aged 18-35 report having them. For the most part our cravings fall into two categories; sweet or salty. Why choose … [Read more...]
When a field of flowers looks like Starbucks
We are urban dwellers. We live in a typical Toronto neighbourhood. We are near the subway, near the high street, and our house is very close to our neighbours. We share a driveway and have a postage stamp backyard. My kids spend far more time at the school playground or park then in their backyard. … [Read more...]