It’s sunset season! I know what you’re going to say: sunsets occur on the daily. This is true – sunrise, sunset – but since I retire so early I don’t generally see sunsets from May to August. Sunrises, I see those every day. But sunsets? No. I really do believe that The Best Things In […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The One Year Anniversary Edition
July 18, 2024 by 48 Comments
Exactly one year ago today, I loaded up the car and drove eight hours solo, with only Rex and a queue of podcasts for company, to move from Calgary to Kelowna. The entries from my one-line-a-day journal from this time last year are kind of nuts; frantic descriptions of packing, cleaning, and purging, interspersed with […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Landscaped Edition
June 27, 2024 by 59 Comments
I realized just as I wrote that title that I have a sugaring appointment this afternoon, but lest you get the wrong idea, what I am going to talk about today is NOT that kind of landscaping. It’s full on summer and I am enjoying the gorgeous weather, although today is “coolish.” Of course, in […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The “Isn’t Nature Wonderful” Edition
April 18, 2024 by 51 Comments
I have taught hundreds of yoga students over the years, and I don’t like to play favourites – as my dear friend Tara (HI TARA), who teaches kindergarten once said, they’re all my favourites. But if I am being completely honest, I will paraphrase George Orwell and say that some students are more favourite than […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Leap Year Edition
February 29, 2024 by 52 Comments
Happy Leap Year, everyone! Our last Leap Year was in 2020, and thinking about it now, how strange that time was, having an extra day just ahead of being locked down and going through a global pandemic. When I look at my blog from February 2020, it is all very cheerful and clearly I had […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Fancy Was My Name Edition
January 31, 2024 by 62 Comments
A few weeks ago, we were having dinner and Fancy came on, via the Nicole’s Karaoke playlist, which sparked a discussion with regards to the mother-daughter relationship between Fancy and her mother. Well, she basically prostituted her daughter, I said, to which my son answered, What do you expect? She named her daughter Fancy. Obviously […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Gnomevember Edition
November 30, 2023 by 56 Comments
I don’t usually leave my Favourite Things until the last day of the month, but here we are! November is an underrated month, in my mind. It’s the month of Tiny Secret Festive Season and Christmas shopping, it’s preparing holiday cards and baking gingery things. It’s Mint Chocolate season, which is my favourite of all […]
