I don’t know how to sum up the past month. We just got back from vacation and have yet to… Read more Favourite Things: July Edition

I don’t know how to sum up the past month. We just got back from vacation and have yet to… Read more Favourite Things: July Edition
I had no idea that waffles originated in Ancient Greece! Here’s what else I learned (admittedly from Wikipedia.) Obelios The… Read more The Surprisingly Long History of Waffles
The reason “Tim Hortons” doesn’t have an apostrophe is that in Quebec signs must be in French and “Tim Horton’s”… Read more 7 Things I Learned in June
To get the downsides out of the way, this past month we got sick and had to miss a big… Read more Favourite Things: June Edition
Finishing up this post when I should be asleep, so I’ll forgo the introduction… Read I wrapped up a few… Read more Favourite Things: May Edition
Happy Victoria Day! In past years I’ve posted about Queen Victoria’s children and movies about Queen Victoria, so today let’s… Read more Queen Victoria’s Namesakes
Here are five assorted things that I learned recently. Maybe you could share the most interesting or surprising fact you… Read more 5 Things I Learned in April
We got in a lot of visiting in April and also managed to revel in the sunshine, despite the freezing… Read more Favourite Things: April Edition
Last month I found The Gourmet Cookbook (edited by Ruth Reichl) at a thrift store for $3 — a massive… Read more Did You Know? Salad Dressings
We saw a diving duck by the Mill Dam in Owen Sound. I wish I got a closer look, but… Read more 8 Things I Learned in March
I’ve been struggling to maintain a good daily routine lately, but looking back, March had many upsides. I’m extremely grateful… Read more Favourite Things: March Edition
Canada has the largest Ukrainian population after Ukraine and Russia. 2. Tim Hortons has launched a line of ice creams.… Read more 6 Things I Learned in February
We didn’t get out of the house too much this month, but I made lots of progress on my decluttering… Read more Favourite Things: February Edition