Standing at the checkout in Walmart at the weekend, I was reminded of one cultural difference that still makes me uncomfortable…
Category: Life in Canada
Ever been to a rib-eating contest?
Me neither until the weekend…
A-Z of Canada: E is for Emerge
Appropriating a vividly descriptive verb, robbing it of its meaning and demoting it to a banal noun to save yourself uttering two extra syllables grates on me like fingernails on a blackboard… yes, it’s a rant!
A-Z of Canada: D is for dandelion, Dollarstore and ‘due diligence’
I’ve neglected my A-Z of Canada for long enough so here’s D, delivered with a renewed commitment to make it to the end of the alphabet… eventually.
You know you’re settled in Canada when…
Signs you’ve been here awhile…
Pucks and Punch-Ups
What a night! I couldn’t be classed as a sports fan by any stretch of the imagination, but as some of you know from yesterday’s post, Monday evening saw K and I brave the cold to take the GO train to Toronto for our first ever hockey game…
The Good ‘Ole Hockey Game
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be playing on home ice for the first time this season tonight, and thanks to a lucky break, K and I won Platinum tickets…
Welcome to Canada – the home of over-priced telecommunications!
When it comes to telecommunications in Canada, there’s one certainty: they’ll make you pay, one way or another…
Toronto Time-Lapse
Next time I find myself exasperated on a Toronto sidewalk with moaning children and and an absent sense of direction, I’ll try to remember the beauty that surrounds me when viewed from a different angle and remind myself that I’m one small part of a living, breathing bigger picture…
The Unity Button
Today T brought a Unity button home from school. The button (or badge as we call them in Britain) is a circle divided into black, white, red and yellow quarters. It’s a reminder of the teachings related to the Medicine Wheel…