Under the Nigerian sun
You've seen Under the Tuscan Sun, right? You know, the one where a North American woman finds herself visiting Tuscany and decides to buy a property, then the hilarity of [Read more]
Random thoughts
Byeeee 2020. Let the door hit you on the way out
Let's face it, for the most part -- and I mean REALLY REALLY most part -- 2020 sucks bags of dirt. Big bags of stinky, grimy, dirt. As Muhammad Ali once said: "The year [Read more]
I miss
I miss hugs, i miss human interaction, i miss gathering with my community, engaging with them face-to-face, and i miss [Read more]
Eat, grieve, love. Remembering how beautiful life is in Italy
The last few years have been hectic. HECK-TIC! My partner Chuck and I have been furiously renovating our new home, figuring out how to parent teenagers and also figuring out [Read more]
Yikes. That’s how old?
Last night, I was watching the Stingray Retro channel, like I do, when this music video came on... Classic. And when the video credits appeared I almost fell [Read more]
Please Rewind: The weirdly fun world of terrible 80s music videos
So we're all watching all-the-things lately as we deal with being cooped up at home during a pandemic. One channel that is a current favourite in our house is Stingray Retro, [Read more]
Do things with your mom
"Could we have a day?" That was my mom asking my sister and me if we could spend a full day touring Maui together on our last family vacation. We were completely taken [Read more]
I went to Hawaii and all I got was this lousy missile crisis
Aloha, friends. Usually when I travel, I like to think about how I will put into words what I see and do to give a glimpse at how a place looks or feels. And it's never hard [Read more]
The best of 2017. Let’s celebrate with a toast and get lost in this post
It was the worst of times, Dear God was it the worst of times. 2017 arrived like a bat out of Derry's kitchen and proceeded to suck the life out of us for an entire 12 months. [Read more]
Casting call: Potter & Me
I never really thought much about Scotland's connections to Harry Potter, one of my favourite things, before coming to this part of the world. The minute I touched down, that [Read more]
High tea at a castle high in the sky
I've just poured a cup of tea, Earl Grey of course, and, as I wait for my tiered tray of goodies to arrive, I'm lost in thought at what Edinburgh is like. What should I write [Read more]
All I learned about history I learned reading historical romances
So, you know, just sitting with the boy watching Jeopardy when a bunch of questions about history come up, as they do. I start riffing off a few answers, but not in the form [Read more]
Hello, is it tea you’re looking for?
Because, if it is, you're in for a treat today. Earlier this week, I was drinking my umpteenth London Fog with my colleague Lindsay at High Tea and I said something like "I [Read more]
Confessions of a fashion victim
Look, I'm going to finally admit it, I have no clue what I'm doing when it comes to fashion. Home decor, yes, I get it, I have a sense of what I'm accomplishing, plus being [Read more]
Never keep the wolf mural
As the ridiculously cheesy house signs say...home is where the heart is. And 16 years ago this month, I took possession of a teeny-tiny bungalow in one of Winnipeg's most [Read more]
