It is not yet officially summer, and yet it is summer! I have this very strange scarcity mindset when it comes to beautiful summer days, the cause of which I can pinpoint exactly: living 95% of my life in Calgary. Listen, when a beautiful day presents itself in Calgary, you had better drop everything and […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The I Got The Power Edition
May 29, 2025 by
Serious question, friends: where did May go? It feels like it went by in a flash, but I guess that’s not any different from any month. One day you’re noticing all the It’s Gonna Be May memes and Star Wars movies on TV, the next you’re scheduling appointments for June and thinking about the month’s […]
Ducks, Dialects, Daddy Cool
May 26, 2025 by
I learned something absolutely wild this week, and even though I immediately fact-checked it, I still was in shock and disbelief. I still AM in shock and disbelief. From an episode of Were You Raised By Wolves – my current and longtime favourite podcast about modern etiquette, which is more fun than it sounds, really […]
Homegrown Salad Season Begins!
May 19, 2025 by
For absolutely no discernable reason, for five days last week I had Slide by the Goo Goo Dolls intermittently stuck in my head. How this happened, I have no idea. I hadn’t heard it recently. I wasn’t thinking about anything that could trigger such a thing. I had not been on any slides and I […]
The 100 Day Project Begins
May 12, 2025 by
100 Days of Music My friend Kari (HI KARI) discussed the 100-Day Project in a recent post, which is exactly what it sounds like: a commitment to 100 days of something. That something could be any kind of creative or meaningful practice, and I knew I was in immediately. But what could I do? I’m […]
Cinco Para Cinco de Mayo
May 5, 2025 by
Smile More The city is so beautiful right now; all the flowering trees are in bloom, and every day is a little bit more colourful. When Rex stops to sniff, so do I. We came across a little painted rock on the path the other day. We both obliged. It was funny to find that […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Nifty Fifty Edition
April 24, 2025 by
In honour of my milestone birthday, this month’s Favourite Things consists of fifty favourites throughout the years. Buckle up, buttercups! Age 0-10 Age 11-20 Age 21-30 31-40 41-50 Thank you, dear readers, for all your support and kindness! I’ve been reflecting so much on everything I am grateful for, being fifty years on this earth, […]