“It’s chocolate Jim, but not as we know it…”
Following on from yesterdays post about my monumental Dairymilk disappointment, I thought about all those who are suffering in the same way I am. So today's post will be a sweet reminder for all those Americans/Canadians overseas who can't get their preferred candy fix!
Dear Dairymilk
Before we moved here, I had heard rumours that chocolate tasted different in America...
10 Questions About Me…
My friend Jenny, over at cheetahsinmyshoes has tagged me to take part in answering 10 questions about myself. Foolish woman! What was she thinking?
Canada’s influence on your wardrobe…
It just hit me why walk-in wardrobes are so plentiful here. You need somewhere to stash all that bulky, insulated stuff that winter forces you to wear. And it takes up A LOT of room...
Requiem for Jenna Morrison
Yesterday approximately 1000 people took part in a ghost bike ride in honour of Jenna Morrison, a wife, mother, daughter and yoga teacher, who was expecting her second child when she was killed by a truck.
NaBloPoMo
For those of you who've been wondering what caused me to pick up the pace these last two weeks, here is the answer: I'm publicly declaring what began as a personal challenge. I'm taking part in National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo for short) and doing my damnedest to get a post out every day. There. Now you know...
Behind closed doors
What is a blog for, if not for getting your thoughts down and into some semblance of order? I'll inform you now, this post has nothing whatsoever to do with expat life. Try as I might to redirect it, my mind is stuck on only one thing today, so here goes, I may as well follow my instincts and say goodbye to rationality...
Living with less…
When you do without stuff for a while, eventually, you find you don't actually WANT it back in your life. My mind and my life are less complicated, no longer cluttered with things that don't really matter.
Remembrance
It’s no small thing to volunteer ones life for something….. Our thanks just doesn’t seem enough. Missing home today. BBC News – Armistice Day silence is held across the UK.
The Toronto commute named one of the world’s worst
Well, I’m sure this will come as no great surprise to anyone but…
