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    Truth, Justice and the Canadian Way – on the end of the Shafia trial

    January 30, 2012 /
    Shafia trial

    Yesterday, Canada sent a strong message to immigrants who think they can import illegal practices from their home country and expect to be treated leniently by the law. A trial conducted simultaneously in English, Farsi and Darsi, that heard testimonies from experts in Afghan cultural beliefs and practices, finally reached its conclusion as the jury returned a guilty verdict.

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    A quiet moment, child reading

    A quiet moment

    January 17, 2012
    Window on our world

    View from the gazebo

    April 11, 2012
    relocating

    7 things to remember when moving to Canada

    March 7, 2012
  • Autobiographical Posts,  Expat Life,  Mental Health

    A farm-girl’s reluctant farewell

    January 26, 2012 /

    Growing up on an isolated farm in rural Ireland, my childhood memories are largely happy ones. I spent most of my time playing outdoors. Things could have been idyllic but for the inexplicable holes and blanks in my child’s comprehension. Looking past the fresh air and freedom, all was not well in my world.

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    Wanting To Go Back

    March 17, 2017
    Buzzard soaring

    Choking on the memory

    September 9, 2012
    Calm, Lake Ontario

    Freedom & Fear – two sides of the same coin

    August 30, 2013
  • Blog,  Photography

    The most precious things

    January 25, 2012 /
    Family at the beach, Ajax, Ontario

    It can happen any day. There doesn't have to be anything special going on. But there'll be that heart-stopping, cloud-clearing moment when you're suddenly infused with happiness as you realise that you have all you need in this world, right here with you, right now. And that moment is just perfection...

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    Easy Rider – our latest expat experience

    May 14, 2013
    RIPGoogleReader

    RIP Google Reader

    June 26, 2013
    New Canadian twenty dollar bill

    Expatriating Your Pension

    March 18, 2013
  • A-Z of Canada,  Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

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

    January 24, 2012 /
    B is for... bi-lingual

    Canada is officially a bi-lingual country. English and French are both enshrined in its constitution - although strangely, learning French is not compulsory in the education system. All federal services, policies and laws must be enacted and available in both languages. All MP’s, including the Prime Minister, need to be fluent in them. Canada's premier, Stephen Harper, routinely fields queries in both French and English at Prime Minister’s Questions.

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    A-Z of Canada: E is for Emerge

    June 17, 2013
    the letter C

    A-Z of Canada: C is for Cottage

    March 5, 2012

    A-Z of Canada: D is for dandelion, Dollarstore and ‘due diligence’

    May 29, 2013
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    A visit from the Oshawa Generals

    January 19, 2012 /
    Oshawa Generals logo

    J came out of school today, flushed and full of news, clutching a hockey card in her hand. The Oshawa Generals had visited the school and she'd had a one-to-one with Andy. That's Andy Andreoff to you and me.

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    An Apologist’s Apology

    March 12, 2015
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    Mindfulness in Depression Relapse Prevention – Autopilot & Raisins

    May 30, 2012
    Home Sweet Home sign hanging on door

    “I have a house…”

    May 9, 2012
  • Blog,  Photography

    A quiet moment

    January 17, 2012 /
    A quiet moment, child reading

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    “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism”

    February 10, 2017
    hockey night

    Pucks and Punch-Ups

    January 22, 2013
    Closeup of a pile of vintage family photos

    Grandad’s Ghost, or, How To Fuck Up A Funeral

    December 17, 2015
  • A-Z of Canada,  Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    A-Z of Canada: A is for Awesome

    January 16, 2012 /
    A is for Awesome

    Once used to describe the feeling of awe created by, for example, Man walking on the Moon - now the word AWESOME just means Cool... If you want to bond with Canadians in any situation, this is the word you need in your vocabulary!

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    B is for... bi-lingual

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

    January 24, 2012
    the letter C

    A-Z of Canada: C is for Cottage

    March 5, 2012

    A-Z of Canada: D is for dandelion, Dollarstore and ‘due diligence’

    May 29, 2013
  • Bridging Cultures,  Interracial marriage

    The Bombshell

    January 12, 2012 /
    punch

    The words had the impact of a punch in the gut, and like space junk, came out of the blue. “I’m going to be moving out.” Shock was swiftly followed by a feeling of stupidity, then shame for having been so stupid...

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    Window on our world

    How I Discovered The Real Ramadan

    July 30, 2013
    Family fun at the beach in winter, Lake Ontario

    Challenges of interracial marriage

    January 7, 2013
    intercultural marriage

    What price a woman’s heart?

    January 3, 2013
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    Chocolate heaven…

    January 6, 2012 /
    Dairymilk chocolate bar partially unwrapped

    I am in chocolate heaven right now, HUGE, and I mean HUGE thanks to Lee Newman the driving force behind Stouffville Academy of Music & Dance, the beating heart of the performing arts scene in Stouffville, for picking up some imported Dairymilk from a shady corner store somewhere in the Scarborough area

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    In the event of an emergency…

    November 8, 2011
    Shafia trial

    Truth, Justice and the Canadian Way – on the end of the Shafia trial

    January 30, 2012
    chocolate bars, candy bars

    “It’s chocolate Jim, but not as we know it…”

    November 19, 2011
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    Conquering My Driving Demons

    January 5, 2012 /
    expat-focus-website

    For a long time, before exchanging my British driving licence for a Canadian one, I would mentally rehearse driving here. Closing my eyes, I would imagine every part of the journey into town, all the intersections, traffic lights and lane changes, haunted by the fear that I would end up on the wrong side of the road and terrified of the potential carnage. I had read, in my trusty “Guide to Living and Working in Canada”, that it was helpful to stick a post-it on your dashboard reminding you to “Keep right”, so I knew it wasn’t unknown for people to forget. If it was a possibility for some, it…

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    Pulled apart by horses

    Torn

    May 6, 2012
    Tipping wait-staff

    To tip or not to tip… that is the question.

    October 27, 2011
    The A-Team

    The A-Team

    February 21, 2013
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