Looking back at my calendar and photos of the past year, I ended up with more “firsts” of 2019 than… Read more Firsts of 2019 in Pictures

Looking back at my calendar and photos of the past year, I ended up with more “firsts” of 2019 than… Read more Firsts of 2019 in Pictures
Here are a few things I learned in the last month of 2019. First I thought I learned that hiding… Read more 5 Things I Learned in December
We’re hosting my family’s Christmas dinner tonight — there’ll be ham, plum pudding, a book gift exchange, maybe even Christmas… Read more Favourite Things: December Edition
I don’t have a lot of time for commentary tonight, but I hope you’ll find some takeaways from this list… Read more Favourite Things: November Edition
Tonight’s post is short and sweet. Here’s what I learned in September. The aftermath of moving is just as much… Read more 3 Things I Learned in September
Good news: we moved into our new house this month! Bad news: I didn’t read very many books. (The trade-off… Read more Favourite Things: September Edition
Here are five things I learned over the past month, both from life experience and reading articles. Baked oatmeal is… Read more 5 Things I Learned in August
In August we looked at seven houses in one afternoon, placed an offer even though the list price was out… Read more Favourite Things: August Edition
This year I’ve been recommending a history podcast in my email newsletter each month. Of course this has led to… Read more 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Ben & Jerry’s
July had its ups and downs (see point 5 below), but I think I came out somewhat the wiser. Here’s… Read more 5 Things I Learned in July
We found out today that our third offer on a house this year fell through, so it’s back to square… Read more Favourite Things: July Edition
I have quite a mix of historical highlights for you this weekend: libraries, paintings, veterans, not to mention ice cream.… Read more Historical Highlights 201
I’m sure I learned more things in June, but they seem to have fled my mind! Sometimes food (not metal)… Read more 4 Things I Learned in June