Five For Friday: The Small Grievances and Their Associated Upsides Edition

At the end of October I always head to Bath and Body Works to purchase festive hand soaps for Tiny Secret Festive Season, and this year was no exception. I prefer regular liquid soap to the foaming variety for reasons that are mostly hard to … [Continue reading]

Conversations With Strangers

Last Wednesday marked the beginning of Tiny Secret Festive Season! If you're new here, welcome! Everyone is welcome in the Boyhouse. Also, if you're new, you may be wondering what even is Tiny Secret Festive Season. The short answer is that it is … [Continue reading]

Still Spooky Season

Harry: Look, when the shit comes down, I'm going to be ready for it. That's all I'm saying! Sally: Well, in the meantime you're going to ruin the rest of your life thinking about it. Sally and Harry were discussing death, but I think these … [Continue reading]

Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Oooh, It’s October Edition

At the risk of sounding like an incredibly demented Little Miss Sunshine, I do not have a Least Favourite Month. I don't have a Most Favourite Month either; I love April because it's my birthday, and December because of Christmas, I love July and … [Continue reading]

Let Me Eat Cake

One of the things I was most excited to do when I moved here was to restart cross-country skiing; I love it but, sadly, for one reason or another, have not skied in twenty years. Now that I don't have children in school or classes to teach, I have … [Continue reading]

Just Me Or Everyone

In beginning of The Blind Assassin, my favourite book of all time, there is a scene where octogenarian Iris is presenting an award at the local high school, watching the graduates file on stage. Up they trooped, solemn and radiant, in many sizes, … [Continue reading]

Gratitude and Grievance

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Yesterday my husband and I took a ten hour road trip to visit my parents. It was a gorgeous drive but I am a tiny bit tired; not, however, as tired as I was Saturday morning when I was woken up several times by a … [Continue reading]