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  • Blog,  Expat Life

    The Day The Stompin’ Stopped

    March 8, 2013 /
    stompin-tom-connors

    Canada bowed its head in sadness on Wednesday with the news that a Canadian legend had passed away...

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    The (Supermarket) Help

    August 27, 2013
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    Beauty or Beast?

    February 8, 2012
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    Why Is Blogging No Fun Anymore?

    March 13, 2017
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    Awaiting America’s Answer to Newtown

    December 17, 2012 /
    Dove with wings unfolding

    The human spirit can endure unspeakable horror if there is hope...

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    A quiet moment

    January 17, 2012
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    Where do butterflies go to die?

    November 9, 2011

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

    September 13, 2011
  • Blog,  Bridging Cultures,  Islam

    Who Are the Taliban?

    October 11, 2012 /

    As Malala Yousefzai lies in a Pakistani hospital recovering from a gunshot to the head, the Taliban have once again grabbed the headlines.But who are they? Once we start down the road of believing extremism to be a more devout form of Islam where does that leave the peaceful Muslim majority? Where does that leave Malala?

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    Leaving on a jet plane…

    February 25, 2012
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    Our Expat Story in The Telegraph

    April 26, 2012
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    “I have a house…”

    May 9, 2012
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    How eco-friendly is Canada?

    April 22, 2012 /
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    So many things exist here as polar opposites: the freezing winters and hot summers, the high quality of fresh fruit and veg and the omnipotence of junk food, the friendly polite people who turn into savages when they get behind the wheel... The same can be said of Canada's attitude to the environment...

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    Story Of A Miscarriage (Part 1)

    October 16, 2013
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    Five Lessons from Life in Canada

    June 18, 2012
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    Ungrateful Bitch (Part 3)

    April 9, 2012
  • Uncategorized

    MAD Blog Awards

    April 19, 2012 /

    It's not three days! It's ONE day! Please vote for me in the Best Family Life blog category by clicking on this button! Before time runs out!

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    © Blog of the Year Award

    It’s Awards Season

    November 7, 2012
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    My blog is great…apparently!

    November 23, 2011
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    5 Great Reasons For Subscribing

    January 2, 2012
  • Blog,  Mental Health

    Kids in crisis – the repercussions of abuse

    March 20, 2012 /
    child_abuse_poster_by_gothikanaart

    Picture yourself in the following situation… As a baby, you entered the world unwanted. If you had any doubts about that as you got older they were erased by the knowledge that your mother “gave you away” to be raised by a fellow stripper with a long history of drug and alcohol abuse. So it’s true; she really didn’t give a **** about you. You tell yourself you’re glad you never knew her. Does it stop the pain?

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    A bitter pill to swallow

    July 11, 2012
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    Surviving a Canadian Winter

    September 9, 2011
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    Freedom & Fear – two sides of the same coin

    August 30, 2013
  • Uncategorized

    Brave Little Blogger Contest 2012

    February 19, 2012 /
    BLBC12

    Emily Suess is a writer, blogger, editor, proof-reader and one of my go-to's for info about the writing business. She's informative in an informal kind of way and makes learning the many and varied tools of this trade seem a little less intimidating. In short, she makes it all seem somehow achievable...

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    Behind closed doors

    November 14, 2011

    Canada becomes part of Occupy Wall Street movement

    October 15, 2011
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    We’re moving!

    March 18, 2013
  • Blog,  Bridging Cultures,  Islam

    A Matter of Faith

    February 13, 2012 /
    Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim

    I remember the furore about Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses", and the apoplexy over the Danish newspaper cartoon depictions of the prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). When the Monty Python film “Life of Brian” was released it was shunned by the big broadcasting corporations and banned by borough councils around Britain. But is making it illegal to criticise religion the way to go?

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    Has anyone seen the moon?

    August 31, 2011
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    The Power of Nature

    April 8, 2012
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    Like sunlight piercing cloud

    August 27, 2012
  • Bridging Cultures,  Uncategorized

    Lowe’s sinks to new low

    December 13, 2011 /
    Loweswarehouse

    Lowe's, the home improvement chain, removed their ads from a programme that portrays muslims as decent average people - just like you and me.

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    Tolerance and Acceptance – subtle differences with a BIG impact

    November 29, 2011
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    Meeting the In-Laws – bridging the cultural divide

    March 23, 2012
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    How I Discovered The Real Ramadan

    July 30, 2013
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto

    December 12, 2011 /

    I didn't even know nude yoga existed, nevermind that you can do it in Toronto if you so choose. Why anyone would want to practice their asanas naked in a roomful of similarly (un)clad people completely eludes me, unless it is to decrease their sensitivity to unpleasant sights.

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    Making A Meal Of Ramadan

    June 22, 2015
    The Qur'an

    Once Upon a Time in the Hijaz

    August 7, 2012

    Now where did I put my Chihuahua?

    August 16, 2011
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  • Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
    Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
  • Meeting the In-Laws - bridging the cultural divide
    Meeting the In-Laws - bridging the cultural divide
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    Who Are the Taliban?
  • How People With Autism Fake It
    How People With Autism Fake It

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