See her there? Mrs. Thatcher, hanging on the stone cellar walls of a pub in Prague, watching students drink beer and listen to post-punk live music. She’s frozen pale in her pop art picture frame; like a vampire encased in an eternal tomb, forced to ever-after gaze down upon behaviour she would most certainly have … Continue reading »
I’ve been MIA lately in everything regarding the internet and my computer. I haven’t written, I haven’t tweeted, I’ve barely perused Facebook. I’ve worked, I’ve spent evenings reading in bed, I’ve seen old friends, I’ve daytripped around Southwestern Ontario, I’ve had dinners out, given up coffee temporarily (and replaced it with large quantities of herbal … Continue reading »
(In order of appearance in our lives) What Canadians Eat: smoked meat | on Schwartz’s famous deli A week in | reflections on a week of living in London An English Weekend + the merits of tea | museums, Hyde park, a bout of rain and a spot of tea Best (and worst) of British: … Continue reading »
In 2008, WB and I went on our first trip together: a month-long journey through Italy starting with a quick stop in London to visit his sister. Here is an excerpt from my journal about my first time flying alone, and arriving in London after no sleep. Newly edited, complete with annotations and footnotes! July … Continue reading »
Happy Easter, everyone! I hope you’re enjoying chocolate eggs, or just having a nice long weekend. I’m at home with the family, and we are probably all recovering from a night of drinking wine and dancing to Jesus Christ Superstar. But though JC Superstar is chocful of awesome music, I’m personally thinking about Led Zeppelin’s … Continue reading »
Another brilliant infographic that I think should probably hang in the kitchen of every office in the UK, rating various packaged biscuits on their ability to stay firm in a cup of tea or coffee, and the maximum amount of seconds the biscuit should be kept in liquid to achieve the desired moistness. Everyone in … Continue reading »
I had already started drafting this blog post when I noticed this tweet on HuffPost Books: Following the link, announcing the launch of the Huffington Post book club, I was a bit disappointed to see someone had beaten me to the punch with my idea of “a new way of reading,” as they call it. … Continue reading »
Throughout our travels, occasionally a UNESCO World Heritage Site would pop up. But sometimes, I wouldn’t know this information until after we’d been there, or in browsing other sections of travel guides in bouts of envy during which I wished I could spend the rest of my life travelling full time, I’d realizing a place … Continue reading »
We’re back in Ontario sharing our stories and souvenirs with our family and friends and preparing for the wedding. And, we’ll be honest, missing London a lot.
I’m reluctantly packing an obscene amount of clothes – both dirty and clean – souvenir mugs, and packets of tea in a mad dash to make it to the airport on time for our flight home to Canada. But I thought I’d leave you with these “9 Hilariously Distressing Letters From Kids,” which are cracking … Continue reading »
