When my sister asked me to join her at this year’s Taste of the Nation, I readily accepted, and I’m glad I did. It’s not very often you get a chance to savour dishes and drinks from the city’s top culinary talent. It’s a fabulous event with a big heart where all proceeds go to help end childhood hunger. And 80% of those … [Read more]
So there’s this guy I like and one day I found out that he has a hankering for this thing where gigantor men chuck each other around and yell and pound their chests and yell some more, then break chairs on their noggins. No, it’s not a weekend of male bonding in the Appalachian backwoods, … [Read more]
In March 2013, I worked with a wonderful team at Sport Manitoba to develop a social media campaign that would encourage fans and followers to tell the Canada Summer Games Bid Committee just how much Winnipeg wants to host the 2017 Summer Games.
If you know me, you know I’m absolutely batty over Harry Potter. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve either read the books or watched the movies. Everyone has a guilty pleasure, and for this girl, HP and his wizarding world is mine. Luckily, I’m not the only fanatic out there. I seem to … [Read more]
A few days before Valentine’s Day, I was asked to create a social media campaign that would somehow relate back to Travel Manitoba’s new “Canada’s Heart… Beats” brand.
The editor of Bird Watching magazine contacted me recently for permission to use one of my photos in an upcoming issue. I was thrilled! This is the first time one of my photos has been featured in an actual print publication.
Yesterday, the family spent an amazing morning touring Providenciales by boat. And what a boat! The Kitty Kat Cruise is a gorgeous 65ft catamaran run by Island Routes.
Here we are again in Turks & Caicos! Our family thought it was so nice, we visited twice. We couldn’t have come at a better time too. We left -30°C to arrive in +30°C. That’s a 60 degree upgrade!
The Lion is my latest watercolour painting and I’m really happy with how it turned out. It didn’t take a long time to complete, but I did have a few hairy moments (no pun intended) while working on it — the eyes and nose are usually a make or break for animal artwork (at least for me). … [Read more]
I found the cutest critter cookie cutter set at Crate & Barrel this year. So making eight dozen of these guys was a no-brainer, right? Especially since I had never baked sugar cookies before. Well, after six plus hours baking and icing these puppies I was completely crittered out! But also completely happy with the … [Read more]
Well, after a long journey through another home renovation, I’m extremely happy to say my kitchen overhaul is officially OVER! And boy am I happy with the outcome.
Over the summer, Travel Manitoba invited the super-sweet and fun-loving blogger, BCRobyn, to spend 28 days exploring, tasting and enjoying all the great things a Manitoba summer has to offer. Her itinerary had her packed to the gills – to say the least! If you think there’s not much to do in this province, you … [Read more]
When painting with watercolour, my biggest challenge is never the detail, it’s those simple washes! I can’t quite get ’em right — always going a few brush strokes too far. But give me pictures with craggy rocks and weathered wood, and I get giddy! The more detail in a picture, the more light and shadow, … [Read more]
“You need to see Old Quebec.” is what I heard from a few people before our trip to Montreal this summer. So on a very early Tuesday morning, Chuck and I rode the rails to spend a day exploring Quebec City — one of North America’s oldest cities. The train was a treat, it’s not something … [Read more]
Montreal and the Rogers Cup treated us to five fabulous days of live tennis and a lively atmosphere at Uniprix Stadium this August. I’m hooked — tennis tournaments are so much fun! All in all, we ended up cheering on some great players in 10 matches, including Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet, Marinko Matosevic and … [Read more]
