Marching Into March In many parts of the world, March marks the arrival of spring, but in Calgary, March is firmly a Winter Month. My birthday is in the last third of April, and I feel like that is the tentative start to spring, although it can certainly snow in any month of the year. […]
Five For Friday: The Your Questions, Answered Edition
March 3, 2023 by
I love how we all have Very Strong Feelings about desserts, and, to a lesser extent, potato chip flavours. I am here for the debate! Next up we will be discussing the use of top sheets. Just kidding! We won’t. I am not wading into that discussion! For the record, I am Team Top Sheet, […]
Getting Controversial In The Boyhouse
February 27, 2023 by
It was so cold here last week, with an enormous dump of fresh snow; it looked really pretty, in contrast to my Walking Outfit, which was not so pretty. Snow pants! Toque! Giant fake-fur hood! Frosted-over eyelashes! Teenage me, who wore tiny skirts with tights that were Just as warm as pants, Mom, would have […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Love The Skin You’re In Edition
February 23, 2023 by
Last June, I attended the social part of a conference my husband’s company was hosting at the Banff Springs; it was my first Major Social Event since before the pandemic, and I was so excited to go, dress up, and talk to as many people as possible. It was so much fun, and Nicole The […]
Call Me! On The Line! Call Me Any Any Any Time!
February 20, 2023 by
Last Wednesday I woke up refreshed and invigorated; I just knew it was going to be a good day. I had a vigorous and energizing yoga practice followed by a workout, I had fifty dollars worth of PC points to use at my weekly Superstore grocery shop, and I was looking forward to my monthly […]
Happy Galentine’s Day!
February 13, 2023 by
It’s February 13, and you know what that means! Happy Galentine’s Day! I don’t know what it’s like in your house, but in mine, Valentine’s Day is kind of a non-event. Not a total non-event; we do celebrate with cookies: And cake: But other than baked goods and the tank top decorated with a bee […]
Living La Vida Loca
February 6, 2023 by
Well, it finally happened: one of my sons came home AFTER I had gotten up for the day. It was only a matter of time before we became ships passing in the night, but the reason for the lateness was so ridiculous that it could have only happened to a teenage boy. The boys went […]
