Gnot Cool. I enjoy the podcast Decoder Ring, and this past week they had an episode about The History of Lawn Ornaments, and the first half of it was about garden gnomes. I am here for this content! Earlier, CCR (HI CCR) sent me this article about a … [Continue reading]
Summer Yummers
I am absolutely, without a doubt, a Summer Girl. It is my favourite season, and I feel like last year I was cheated out of it, a bit, with the move. Everything was so busy and so stressful and so emotional - I sobbed with hopelessness in the parking … [Continue reading]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The One Year Anniversary Edition
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; … [Continue reading]
Feel The Heat
It's Getting Hot In Herrre We are having day after day of hot, sunny weather, and I am here for it; this is what I have always dreamed of experiencing in the summer. I love it. When it comes to outdoor activity, it is a little toasty, and … [Continue reading]
Poison
My husband is always incredibly supportive and encouraging of anything I decide to do, and so last August when I told him that I wasn't up to teaching yoga in our new city - the thought of starting over was overwhelming and discouraging, and it felt … [Continue reading]
What Have I Become?
One thing I didn't realize would happen, with a retired husband and children no longer in the public school system, is that long weekends don't really register for me anymore. Every weekend is a long weekend, therefore no weekend is a long … [Continue reading]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Landscaped Edition
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 … [Continue reading]