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    Point & Shoot: Polar Plunge

    December 30, 2013

    I skipped breakfast, grabbed my camera and jumped in the jeep. The Polar Plunge started at 11am and I knew from past experience a couple of minutes delay would mean missing the whole thing...

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    Square peg in a round hole? Get used to it… you’re an expat.

    September 16, 2011

    Tale of same-sex penguin pair goes viral – the saga of Buddy and Pedro continues…

    November 9, 2011

    Review of ‘An Inconvenient Posting – an expat wife’s memoir of lost identity’

    May 22, 2013
  • Expat Life,  Living in Canada,  Photography

    Point & Shoot: The Icestorm Cometh

    December 23, 2013

    I fell asleep to the sound of ice pellets tapping the window while blue-white flashes from exploding transformers and arcing power lines lit up the sky. In the early hours of the morning the power finally failed...

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    BPD LIKE A BOSS! Don’t let your diagnosis define you

    June 13, 2013
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    Five Lessons from Life in Canada

    June 18, 2012
    Tractor-trailer powers through blizzard

    We Hunkered Down & Pressed On…

    January 10, 2014
  • Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    Christmas, You’ve Changed!

    December 20, 2013

    Christmas in another country brings a curious reminder of the diversity to be found in the universal...

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    Wicked weather

    August 25, 2011
    Toronto Time-Lapse

    Toronto Time-Lapse

    October 10, 2012

    Should we get a cat?

    September 12, 2011
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Photography

    Point & Shoot – Blizzards, books & bumps in the night

    December 16, 2013

    What is it about getting spooked that makes you giggle?

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    Dear Dairymilk

    November 18, 2011
    magic book open on wooden surface

    Reading: Teleportation for the Soul.

    March 3, 2018
    Home Sweet Home sign hanging on door

    “I have a house…”

    May 9, 2012
  • Blog,  Bridging Cultures,  Interracial marriage

    Merry Christmas from the Muzzies

    December 12, 2013

    The tree’s up, gifts have been bought and three homemade Christmas puddings are chilling in the cold cupboard. So far so good – this Muslim household is on track for Christmas...

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    Playing In Paris

    October 2, 2013
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    How an overseas job can affect family life

    December 15, 2011
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    Black Friday’s alternate meaning

    November 25, 2011
  • Blog,  Photography

    Point & Shoot: Christmas comes early

    December 9, 2013

    Ever since we closed the door on November the kids have been excitedly counting the days to December 8th and this weekend the wait was finally over...

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    Window on our world

    View from the gazebo

    April 11, 2012
    B is for... bi-lingual

    A-Z of Canada: B is for Bi-Lingual

    January 24, 2012
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    Mindfulness in Depression Relapse Prevention – The Breath

    July 18, 2012
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    Paris – The Friendliest Place On Earth

    December 4, 2013

    We pull into the fresh-looking plaza on the outskirts of town, its clean lines and manicured verges incongruous amongst the trees and cornfields round about, like work shoes worn with jeans...

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    The magnetic pull of Lake Ontario

    June 13, 2012
    Dog escaping

    Ungrateful Bitch (Part 1)

    February 27, 2012
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    How eco-friendly is Canada?

    April 22, 2012

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