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    I Did It!!! NaBloPoMo’s Over

    November 30, 2011 /
    nablo_tree_red_border

    This post is testament to the completion of a personal challenge. I only started blogging four months ago. It's the first meaningful and completely selfish thing I have done since the birth of my last child. It takes me away from my children, it means the house isn't so clean and the ironing basket is never empty, it robs my husband of my company in the evenings. But I love it...

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    The versatile blogger award

    Nominated!

    February 10, 2012

    2011 in review… and what a year it’s been!

    December 31, 2011
    Britmums Brilliance in Blogging

    Could I be really cheeky and ask a question?

    March 5, 2012
  • Bridging Cultures,  Expat Life

    Tolerance and Acceptance – subtle differences with a BIG impact

    November 29, 2011 /
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    There is something that Canada excels in. Something that could be learned from Canada and emulated in other countries. If we could study it, understand it and replicate it, it could make the world an easier place.

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    How to stay unique in a world that demands conformity

    March 29, 2013
    Tempting glasses of mango lassi

    Beat the heat with Mango Lassi

    July 6, 2012
    What About Your Saucepans? Lindsay De Feliz

    Review of “What About Your Saucepans” – genre: expat

    November 15, 2013
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    Crime in Canada

    November 28, 2011 /
    crime in canada

    I was browsing through the Whitby Shores Community Forum today and came across a thread about car break-ins on the sub-division (estate).

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    Islamic bookstore Toronto, controversial book, how to beat your wife

    Store sold out of controversial Muslim book | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun

    March 27, 2012

    Pumpkin Panic!

    October 3, 2011
    Close-up of the left shoulder of a medieval breastplate

    A Knight To Remember – Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament

    June 7, 2016
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    Sex up your weekend with American-style pancakes

    November 26, 2011 /
    American pancakes & coffee

    It has always been a weekend tradition in our family to eschew the cereal boxes in favour of something more elaborate. In England I used to make pancakes - the thin, light, Shrove Tuesday type, piling them up on a heated plate to be distributed at the table, liberally coated with lemon-juice and sugar, Nutella, honey, maple syrup or caramelised, spiced fruit. The kids would demolish them at the same speed that we could prepare them!

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    Wicked weather

    August 25, 2011
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    Car Insurance In Canada – 5 Tips For Expats

    May 7, 2012

    Point & Shoot: Weekend Snapshot

    November 25, 2013
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    Black Friday’s alternate meaning

    November 25, 2011 /
    broken_society_tag, graffiti

    The term Black Friday has become synonymous with a plunge in morality on a day set aside for worship at the feet of the God of Consumerism. Human sacrifice is practiced by those fervent in their beliefs that the Bargain is above all else.

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    Making A Meal Of Ramadan

    June 22, 2015
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    Car Insurance In Canada – 5 Tips For Expats

    May 7, 2012
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    The Myth Of The 72 Virgins

    March 25, 2013
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    FENTON!!!!!!!

    November 24, 2011 /

    I do maintain that the British handle calamity extremely well…

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    Letter To The Tooth Fairy

    Dear Tooth Fairy… Baby Teeth – Do You Keep Them?

    October 21, 2013
    forgiveness

    What is forgiveness?

    April 21, 2012
    Pulled apart by horses

    Torn

    May 6, 2012
  • Uncategorized

    My blog is great…apparently!

    November 23, 2011 /
    tell-me-about-yourself-award

    So says the amazing Jenny at cheetahsinmyshoes. I'm not going to feign indifference, I fully agree with her - why wouldn't I? This is the first thing I have created in a long time that doesn't poo, shout or pull hair.

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    He what? Typo makes sexy novel even racier – thestar.com

    September 13, 2011
    The versatile blogger award

    Nominated!

    February 10, 2012

    Peace Day – Spread the word…

    September 21, 2011
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    Skater Girl

    November 22, 2011 /
    ice skate

    Today was J's first time on the ice. She had been looking forward to it for a while. Yesterday her teacher prepared the Grade One class for the event, with words of encouragement. For some, this would be their first time too.

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    Accepting Disability – A Work In Progress

    January 28, 2015

    Missing you….

    October 2, 2011
    hunter and trophy

    Do hunters have a place in today’s world?

    December 7, 2011
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Photography

    A Sunday stroll and a history lesson

    November 21, 2011 /

    Less than 300 years ago this area was a wilderness of great forests and secluded clearings, populated by bear, wolf and deer, and the Mississauga Indians, who were hunter/gatherers and camped around the mouth of the creek.

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    An Apologist’s Apology

    March 12, 2015

    Paris – The Friendliest Place On Earth

    December 4, 2013
    Shovelling snow in Whitby, Ontario

    Surviving a Canadian Winter

    September 9, 2011
  • Blog,  Photography

    Silent Sunday – An Afternoon in Ajax

    November 20, 2011 /

    Ssshhhhhhh.....

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    Openable Indian gold kara's

    Bangles, Betrothal & ‘A Good Pakistani Girl’

    October 10, 2013
    Awards

    Versatile? Me?

    October 17, 2011

    Losing our cares at the beach

    March 8, 2012
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Top Posts & Pages

  • O Canada, O What do I do?
    O Canada, O What do I do?
  • Meeting the In-Laws - bridging the cultural divide
    Meeting the In-Laws - bridging the cultural divide
  • Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
    Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
  • Bangles, Betrothal & ‘A Good Pakistani Girl’
    Bangles, Betrothal & ‘A Good Pakistani Girl’
  • Learning a language
    Learning a language
  • Marrying into a different culture – The clash of East and West
    Marrying into a different culture – The clash of East and West
  • Childhood Is A Foreign Country
    Childhood Is A Foreign Country
  • Expats Are Born Not Made. Discuss
    Expats Are Born Not Made. Discuss

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