Growing restless due to the latest Covid lockdown Canadians are finding freedom by going north and going tiny. New cottage owners! As most of the world’s population is feeling it, my children and I…
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My team of BFFs each ordered an undated Legend Planner for 2021. Then we promptly got to work decorating & organizing to our hearts content. Many years ago I received a gift in the…
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Staying eco in quarantine and French-approved, homemade baguettes—bon appétit! These past few months have been unlike anything our generation has seen. Naturally, during this pandemic, we have to be particularly aware of how best…
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I certainly expected some embarrassment when sorting through my archive of old photos, but a touch of perspective was a nice bonus. I’ve had my current laptop for nine years–I think that must be…
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You’re in luck! This is a simple video about repotting orchids! No really, it’s not in the style of Georgia O’Keeffe and there isn’t even a single innuendo in here. Good news! Chinese New…
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Things are not supposed to bring us happiness, however, don’t you think ‘intentionally acquired things’ can bring us more enjoyment? The habits and activities of every day make up our lives. Big events…
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I heard it a lot when I was younger – usually from unsympathetic adults, as I draped myself over the couch in the middle of one of those summer breaks that seemed to last…
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culture & community home & lifestyle relationships & loveWasting Sweetness (or: How To Wash Clothes By Hand)
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is…
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It’s dogs barking both close and far. It’s cars reverberating across a bridge whose joints have been sloppily paved over to create heaves that make an empty dump truck bounce and bang. Ker-chunk.…
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arts & music food home & lifestyle travelCrazy, Stupid, Love (or: A Public Display of Affection for Brussels)
Dear Brussels, I wanted to like you the first time we met. Really. I did. I tried to revel in your vacuous corners and diplomatic-inspired boulevards. I tried to wrap my head around the…