Despite a tough December, Christmas Day delivered the magic we needed.
Browsing Category Canadian Life
How to Buy a Winter Jacket in Canada (With Canadian Wisdom)
Buying a winter jacket is more difficult than it seems. First, good winter coats are expensive.
9 Tips to Help Other Immigrants Beat the Holiday Homesick Blues
For many expats and immigrants, seasonal small talk can bring mixed emotions. Indeed, many of us don’t celebrate major holidays at “home.”
The Day Ottawa Was Colder Than Mars (For Real!)
It’s only later in the evening that I learned this piece of trivia: that Thursday, temperatures on Mars had been warmer than in Ottawa.
Doing Blogging Wrong or Going for a Dream and Failing
It came down to either paying hosting fees and keeping the blog online or just giving up on ten years of blogging.
10 Minor and Major Winter Annoyances (Team “I Hate Winter”)
The entire table of respectable federal government employees started sharing winter misery stories punctuated by unbleeped expletives. This blew my mind.