I'm doing this instalment as a "Wordless Wednesday" because really, is there anything to say? A new season of Republic of Doyle starts tonight with Russell Crowe, our friend Kevin Durand and the ever affable Allan Hawco. It's a great episode and worth a watch. … [Read more...]
Geek Like Me
I have this thing, where my brain retains all manner of seemingly useless information (at the unfortunate expense of forgetting time-sensitive things like, say, deadlines or appointments) seemingly indefinitely. I can remember stuff I read in OWL magazine as a ten year-old, or visualize pictures … [Read more...]
Get Their Fix
Do your kids latch on to favourite television shows or movies or characters and then you have to live with the blaring theme songs in your mind for the next six months straight? Yeah, mine too.When Avelyn hit the 18-month mark she happened to catch an episode of "Arthur" and it was the beginning of … [Read more...]
LOST in the past…
For over 5 years, my favourite television show was LOST. This was the only appointment viewing I made... even though we had a PVR, I would still make sure that I was sitting in front of the television when the show started Wednesday evenings.I recently decided to start re-watching my LOST DVDs … [Read more...]
Dexter Season 5 Finale
AHOY! there are spoilers ahead. I am just warning you that I am about to talk about season 5 of Dexter. If you, like some people I know, have never watched Dexter, well, then, I have a fantastic Christmas present for you. Go on, get it. Now, for the rest of you, OMG, we need to talk about this … [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...]
So You Want To…See ME on a BT Segment about Zellers!
On Friday, I had the pleasure of representing both urbanmoms.ca and Zellers in a back-to-school segment on Breakfast Television. I got to bring along two of my three sidekicks to help show off their cool new Zellers threads. Click here to watch the entire segment and be sure to check out the … [Read more...]
Tube Tots (Contest!)
We are a tv family. Sean and I have always been big tv watchers. While packing for our move this week, we found a grocery bag full of VHS tapes that we used record our shows on back in the old days 90's. I am pretty sure that the PVR is one of the most important inventions. I … [Read more...]
10 things I love about Fall
As much as I love the summer and all its glory, I always welcome the advent of fall. Here are 10 things I love about the season: 1. The crisp nip in the air. A cardigan or sweatshirt and I could walk for hours. 2. Turtlenecks, tights, corduroys and boots. Preferably in … [Read more...]
Overcoming Inertia and Rediscovering Food TV
I don't know what's gotten into me since we got home from Calgary. I'm exhausted - like unusually tired and groggy. Up until today, I haven't been able to motivate myself to do ANYTHING. And it's driving me nuts. Today was a little better: I actually unpacked our … [Read more...]