January, 2011
Victoria, BC
Victoria is just beautiful. I got to wander a little bit in the super cute downtown, really enjoyed the views of the harbour from my hotel, and of course was awed by the lights at night. Such a simple idea, yet so so pretty. I was lucky enough to stay at the Empress and loved [...]
Last Minute Travel Plans
Seems to be the way I roll lately (last minute plans, that is). On Tuesday I’ll be driving down to Toronto then hopping a plane for Victoria, BC. Once there, I’ll be covering the Canadian Figure Skating Championships for Skate Ontario… and hopefully seeing a little bit more than the hotel and the rink (though, [...]
Poutine, the Canadian Food
While in France, I was asked on more than one occasion what “Canadian food” was like. Unsatisfied with the answer that our food is basically the same as theirs – with a lot less emphasis on cheese and bread – they would press on and ask me to describe, “You know, foods in Canada that [...]
Dishcloths and Wal-Mart
Over the holidays I bought some yarn and did some knitting for the first time in a long time. My sister kept walking by my room and calling me a grandma. For the record, knitting is cool. That being said, I’m not exactly a talented knitter and I don’t have the knitting attention span to [...]
What a Cutie
It’s a good thing he’s so cute or else he’d have been in more trouble for laying on top of the table full of Christmas decorations. Related PostsA Year Ago Today Happy Birthday to Me Been home for a week… Car shopping… O Canada
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