“That is one good thing about this world…there are always sure to be more springs.” Anne of Avonlea “She turned to the sunlight And shook her yellow head, And whispered to her neighbor: “Winter is dead.” It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve…
A certain leap of faith is required when planning a party with eight friends at a brand new, never-tested, never-experienced venue. When I scheduled an evening of pottery painting at Vikki’s Clay Art Studio, I wasn’t sure what to expect: I made a plan based solely on her building’s mural and the easy access off Fraser…
I used to relish those misty mornings perfect for cozy reading by to the staccato soundtrack of raindrops on the window. A cup of steaming tea, a favorite hoodie, a piece of chocolate (or two! or three!) created a treasured rain day experience. Then I moved to Canadaland. Gone was the treasured aura of cozy…
I love having guests come visit me from my homeland of North Carolina. We band together drinking sweet tea and speaking in exaggerated drawls and spreading “ya’lls” like there’s no tomorrow. I make them eat a Tim Hortons donut. I beg them to try poutine. I show off my mountains. I take them to the…
“Adventure is worthwhile in itself,” she said. The daring woman who flew solo across the Atlantic when the whole world doubted her, the inspiring woman who dared me to dream big and live large, the female aviator Amelia Earhart. Hers was the first biography I read as a newly inaugurated bookworm and hers is the…
My Monday started in a whirlwind. A self-employed to-do list, the prospect of a challenging conversation, an overflowing brain…and then I got out of bed. 😉 Instead of jumping into productivity and projects, though, I decided to take a minute and smell the tulips and bask in the sunshine. Cue singing songbirds and dancing fairies a…
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