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A few of my favourite things in a year that was full of not so favourite things

December 22, 2016 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment
Best of 2016

Let's face it, 2016 is a bit of a dud. A few of our biggest icons passed away (RIP Bowie, Prince, Snape), the climate keeps showing us who's boss and looks pretty much fine [Read more]

Posted in: Content, Random thoughts, Work Tagged: Content Marketing, Podcasts, Social Media, Twitter

Get Ur Content Freak On: 6 ways good content marketing is like a hip hop song

October 6, 2016 by Kirsten Neil 1 Comment
Sampling

This might be the point where content marketing goes into full "jump the shark" mode. I mean, I've seen about 40 content marketing think pieces comparing it to everything [Read more]

Posted in: Content, Random thoughts, Work Tagged: Content Marketing, Fun comparisons, Hip Hop, marketing, Social Media, Work

It’s Game time

April 11, 2014 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment

Oh, hello there. http://i.imgur.com/fntVrAG.gif Game of Thrones is back and I'm pumped. http://i.imgur.com/WI8IKO1.gif The show's so good, it's like worth two [Read more]

Posted in: Random thoughts Tagged: Game of Thrones, TV

Be cool, my babies

July 13, 2012 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment

We’re having a heat wave! Summer in Winnipeg is extraordinarily hot right now. It’s tough to just sit outside without disintegrating into a pile of overheated [Read more]

Posted in: Friends & Family, Random thoughts, Work Tagged: Summer, Travel, Work

I don’t wanna grow up

April 30, 2012 by Kirsten Neil 2 Comments
Wizarding World of Harry Potter

And this week I don't have to! On Wednesday, I’m flying down to Disney World and Universal Studios for four days of pure, unadulterated, childish fun! My super-awesome [Read more]

Posted in: Friends & Family, Random thoughts, Travel Tagged: Assiniboine Park, Disney, Florida, Harry Potter, Orlando, Travel

“Winter is coming”

February 17, 2012 by Kirsten Neil 2 Comments
Fog rolls over the Parliament building

Usually, we Winnipegger's say this every year with the same foreboding manner as Ned Stark does. But this year winter never arrived. We've had very little snow or extreme [Read more]

Posted in: Photography, Random thoughts Tagged: Photography, Photos, Winnipeg, Winter

2012, bring it!

January 4, 2012 by Kirsten Neil 2 Comments

Last year, I made a simple New Year’s resolution to start painting again. After procrastinating for more than eight months, I finally got down to it. It felt good. Like, [Read more]

Posted in: Health, Random thoughts Tagged: Artwork, Painting, Watercolor, Watercolour

Stan

September 21, 2011 by Kirsten Neil 10 Comments
Stan, watercolour, 2011

So last January I made a simple resolution to start painting again. After 9 months of saying it, I have actually got off my butt and started doing it. Ah, procrastination, how [Read more]

Posted in: Artwork, Friends & Family, Furry beasts, Random thoughts Tagged: Animals, Artwork, Cats, Painting, Photography, Watercolor, Watercolour

The sweetest smell

April 16, 2010 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment
A lovely bouquet

This beautiful bouquet was delivered to my work this week from Charles. First time I have received flowers at work. So nice! The roses are lovely, colourful and sweetly [Read more]

Posted in: Random thoughts Tagged: Flowers, Gift

Tis the season?

December 1, 2009 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment
classic car, watercolour, 2009

What beautiful weather we have been having in Winnipeg this fall. It's been so mild that I cannot believe tomorrow is the first of December! Crazy Ah December, always a [Read more]

Posted in: Friends & Family, Random thoughts Tagged: Artwork, Autumn, Christmas, Family, friends, Funny, Painting, Watercolor, Winter

Let’s make a fort

October 27, 2009 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment
Where the Wild Things Are

I went to the theater last Saturday to see “Where the Wild Things Are.” What a beautiful movie. It made me wistful to be a kid again; when your imagination and energy knew no [Read more]

Posted in: Random thoughts Tagged: Movies, Nostalgia

…where the ladies wear no pants

September 23, 2009 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment
Champs Elysées

Next fall I’m travelling to Europe and last week I took the first step of my adventure, I picked up a couple of travel books. Let me tell you, I’m devouring the France one. [Read more]

Posted in: Artists, Friends & Family, Random thoughts, Travel Tagged: Adventure, Artwork, France, Painting, Paris

Moonbeam

September 3, 2009 by Kirsten Neil Leave a Comment
moonbeam and me

This week, my cousin Dale (the one with the crazy curls) came over with my new bed and helped set it up. What a sweetheart! He does stuff like that for me all the time. But [Read more]

Posted in: Friends & Family, Random thoughts Tagged: Family, Nostalgia

You’re gonna need a bigger boat

August 28, 2009 by Kirsten Neil 1 Comment
coolest movie poster

Tomorrow, my sister Sherri is coming out to the beach to spend the night. It’s our first night together in the new house. We are going to watch Jaws, a family tradition. [Read more]

Posted in: Friends & Family, Random thoughts Tagged: Family, Movies, Nostalgia, Sharks, Summer

What a difference an hour makes

August 27, 2009 by Kirsten Neil 2 Comments

I just spent a wonderful evening with my mom’s friends. I have to preface this by saying I was in a horrible mood before going to my aunt’s for dinner tonight. I just had a [Read more]

Posted in: Friends & Family, Random thoughts Tagged: Family, friends, Summer
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As we had so little time, our only excursion was a guided tour of the Museo del Prado, which houses the best collection of Spanish Art. We saw some amazing pieces both light and dark. 

Swipe to the end to see the two pieces from the Prado that floored me. The bright and chaotic triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, and the dark and fraught Saturn Devouring His Son by Goya. I’m still thinking about the room that housed Goya’s “Black Paintings.” They are gut-wrenching, harrowing masterpieces the public was never meant to see. (He painted them all on the walls of his home)
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Short and sweet in Barcelona. 🇪🇸🐰🙏🏻 On our way ba Short and sweet in Barcelona. 🇪🇸🐰🙏🏻

On our way back to Canada this year, we stopped in Spain to see Bad Bunny’s show. We only had two days to look around this city that’s full of so much life and beauty. 

We stayed in the super walkable Eixample district and also made our way to Sagrada Família to be wowed by the most amazing church that’s over 150 years in the making…so far! And also dealt with celebrity Chuck posing for photos with all his fans. 😂 

We also ate so well here. Not one miss. 

On concert day, we bused it over to the pinchos area where we walked the street going from place to place noshing on little pinchos and drinking beer before walking up the hill to reach Estadi Olimpic for the concert. 

What a gem Barcelona is. We didn’t get nearly enough time to discover all her charms, but consider us completely charmed nonetheless. 
—
#ckvacays #barcelona #sagradafamilia #spain #kirstentravels
Bad Bunny! 🐰🔥 Most joyous concert ever! I said I Bad Bunny! 🐰🔥 Most joyous concert ever!

I said I wasn’t going to take video because I never watch concert videos after I see a show. Couldn’t help but take many. It was such a spectacle. And I’ve been watching them all on repeat since last night. The artistry of the camera work and lighting was a thing of beauty. Benito was as good a showman as they say. The vibe was unreal. 

The reason we visited Spain on our way back to Canada was for this show. I was hoping it would live up to the hype. Boy, did it ever. 

Also, not one word of English for the entire show. Not one. And it didn’t f’n matter. 
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What a morning at Oshodi Market in Lagos looks lik What a morning at Oshodi Market in Lagos looks like. @ezechalzz 
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Jan & Feb Lagos photo dump. ☀️🇳🇬♥️ — #theckhome #l Jan & Feb Lagos photo dump. ☀️🇳🇬♥️
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Golden sunsets, golden sunrises, wind-whipped dune Golden sunsets, golden sunrises, wind-whipped dunes, gassy camels, desert camps, deep gorges, high mountain peaks, friendly Berbers, an even friendlier tour guide, all contained within a terrain that screams “STUNNING!” around every bend. What more can one ask for on a three-day journey? How can one fit all that in in just three days? 

Hands-down, the biggest highlight on our Moroccan adventure (besides AFCON, but that’s sports) was a journey from Fes to Marrakech via the Sahara Desert.

We found a highly-rated three-day trip from @moroccofabuloustravel via @tripadvisor. I didn’t know Morocco’s beauty could stun even more after our first few days in Fes, Chefchaouen and Tangier, but boy, did it ever. We were left enchanted…

Read my full recap at betweenbrushstrokes.com
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Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A petit taste of Tangier. 🇲🇦 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A petit taste of Tangier. 🇲🇦

Tangier was not originally on our agenda for Morocco. But once we saw how pretty Chefchaouen (see previous post) was, and that it was conveniently situated between Tangier and Fes, we altered our plans to visit the coastal city that’s situated on the Strait of Gibraltar. 

We actually didn’t do a heck of a lot in Tangier as we were already spinning from a hectic first few days in Fes. Instead, the city became a place where we could slow down, relax and breathe in the fresh sea air.

Read my full recap at betweenbrushstrokes.com
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Madrid, in like a minute. 🇪🇸♥️ We only had one day Madrid, in like a minute. 🇪🇸♥️ We only had one day in Madrid, which was a shame as we found the city to be quite charming.

As we had so little time, our only excursion was a guided tour of the Museo del Prado, which houses the best collection of Spanish Art. We saw some amazing pieces both light and dark. 

Swipe to the end to see the two pieces from the Prado that floored me. The bright and chaotic triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, and the dark and fraught Saturn Devouring His Son by Goya. I’m still thinking about the room that housed Goya’s “Black Paintings.” They are gut-wrenching, harrowing masterpieces the public was never meant to see. (He painted them all on the walls of his home)
—
#ckvacays #madrid #pradomuseum #spain #kirstentravels
Short and sweet in Barcelona. 🇪🇸🐰🙏🏻 On our way ba Short and sweet in Barcelona. 🇪🇸🐰🙏🏻

On our way back to Canada this year, we stopped in Spain to see Bad Bunny’s show. We only had two days to look around this city that’s full of so much life and beauty. 

We stayed in the super walkable Eixample district and also made our way to Sagrada Família to be wowed by the most amazing church that’s over 150 years in the making…so far! And also dealt with celebrity Chuck posing for photos with all his fans. 😂 

We also ate so well here. Not one miss. 

On concert day, we bused it over to the pinchos area where we walked the street going from place to place noshing on little pinchos and drinking beer before walking up the hill to reach Estadi Olimpic for the concert. 

What a gem Barcelona is. We didn’t get nearly enough time to discover all her charms, but consider us completely charmed nonetheless. 
—
#ckvacays #barcelona #sagradafamilia #spain #kirstentravels
Bad Bunny! 🐰🔥 Most joyous concert ever! I said I Bad Bunny! 🐰🔥 Most joyous concert ever!

I said I wasn’t going to take video because I never watch concert videos after I see a show. Couldn’t help but take many. It was such a spectacle. And I’ve been watching them all on repeat since last night. The artistry of the camera work and lighting was a thing of beauty. Benito was as good a showman as they say. The vibe was unreal. 

The reason we visited Spain on our way back to Canada was for this show. I was hoping it would live up to the hype. Boy, did it ever. 

Also, not one word of English for the entire show. Not one. And it didn’t f’n matter. 
—
#ckvacays #badbunny #barcelona #badbunnybarcelona #kirstentravels
March & April in Lagos. 🇳🇬♥️ — #ckvacays #kirstent March & April in Lagos. 🇳🇬♥️
—
#ckvacays #kirstentravels #lagoslife
What a morning at Oshodi Market in Lagos looks lik What a morning at Oshodi Market in Lagos looks like. @ezechalzz 
—
#ckvacays #kirstentravels #lagoslife
Jan & Feb Lagos photo dump. ☀️🇳🇬♥️ — #theckhome #l Jan & Feb Lagos photo dump. ☀️🇳🇬♥️
—
#theckhome #lagoslife #awoyaya
Golden sunsets, golden sunrises, wind-whipped dune Golden sunsets, golden sunrises, wind-whipped dunes, gassy camels, desert camps, deep gorges, high mountain peaks, friendly Berbers, an even friendlier tour guide, all contained within a terrain that screams “STUNNING!” around every bend. What more can one ask for on a three-day journey? How can one fit all that in in just three days? 

Hands-down, the biggest highlight on our Moroccan adventure (besides AFCON, but that’s sports) was a journey from Fes to Marrakech via the Sahara Desert.

We found a highly-rated three-day trip from @moroccofabuloustravel via @tripadvisor. I didn’t know Morocco’s beauty could stun even more after our first few days in Fes, Chefchaouen and Tangier, but boy, did it ever. We were left enchanted…

Read my full recap at betweenbrushstrokes.com
(link in profile)
—
#ckvacays #kirstentravels #morocco🇲🇦 #moroccofabuloustravel
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A petit taste of Tangier. 🇲🇦 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A petit taste of Tangier. 🇲🇦

Tangier was not originally on our agenda for Morocco. But once we saw how pretty Chefchaouen (see previous post) was, and that it was conveniently situated between Tangier and Fes, we altered our plans to visit the coastal city that’s situated on the Strait of Gibraltar. 

We actually didn’t do a heck of a lot in Tangier as we were already spinning from a hectic first few days in Fes. Instead, the city became a place where we could slow down, relax and breathe in the fresh sea air.

Read my full recap at betweenbrushstrokes.com
(link in profile)
—
#ckvacays #kirstentravels #tangier #morocco🇲🇦 #afcon2025
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Discovering Naija's vibrant roots
Captivated by Cape Breton
Something wicked's lurking in the dark
A very English road trip
Tis the season?
Oh Hana -- Part II
Manitoba roadies
A lovely sunrise

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