Quick update about upcoming travel plans! As the school year winds down, I am making plans both within Canada and abroad. As soon as school’s out I will be heading to the airport ready for action. We are taking a family (ladies only) vacation to Malta! Sun, Sea, Sand, and Spa. I’m really looking forward for a week in the sun and visiting a new country. I have really been missing the European cafe culture over the past few years…
This is the first time in almost two years that I’ve felt like I have the time and energy to do things that I enjoy, so after over a year since I last signed in, I’ve decided I’d like to get back into writing again, even if it’s just for myself. For all of us, there have been so many challenges and changes, yet still no end to the ever-mutating Corona Virus Pandemic. After a long hiatus from blogging, it’s…
It has once again been a hundred years since my last post and about a thousand things have changed since then. Quick resume: after 8 months in Paris, I returned back to Vancouver Island where it was time to embark on a new adventure. In July 2018 I purchased my first property; not just any property but a fourplex in need of a major face-lift so I have been getting to grips with power tools, building materials, paint colours, and interior…
Although looking out the window today it feels like winter with the grey skies and drizzle, it’s starting to feel like spring around here. Not only are the trees beginning to blossom, the buds open, and the bears awaken, it also seems as though many of us are coming back from a period of hibernation. Living in a small town, especially one which is so remote, can leave me feeling cut off and longing for a more varied social scene….
It’s easy to get caught up in the monotony of everyday life and spend most days going between work and home, not finding time to explore. I have been guilty in the past of taking the places I live for granted and of failing to appreciate all there is to do until it is too late. As my time on the north island is rapidly passing by and I have made the decision to leave B.C. this summer, I am…
For those of us who didn’t grow up in North America, the words ‘spring break’ don’t really mean very much. In the UK, universities have a reading week in February preceding exams while the school holidays in March are centred around Easter so binge-eating chocolate takes priority over binge-drinking on the beach. In Canada however March-break is synonymous with escape-Winter or all-inclusive sun, sea, and sand. As I am living in Canada, taking a vacation in March is definitely something I…
Every now and again I find myself noticing small things that seem to hint at my subsequent moves around the world. Of course the connections are easy to spot in hindsight and are almost certainly mere coincidence but one such link between my hometown in the UK and my current home in Canada is quite interesting. Since I am feeling nostalgic for all things British at the moment I decided to do a bit of further research into this link…
After a very busy two weeks over Christmas and New Year with family in England we arrived back on Vancouver Island late last night so it’s back to blogging action. Tomorrow is also my first day back at work so naturally a holiday cold has hit with full force today. Suddenly two weeks off doesn’t feel like anywhere near enough time! I thoroughly enjoyed being back in my home country for the holidays where I made the most of the…
Friday evening I had my first hiccough with the new website. While I have had a blog on and off for several years, this is the first time that I have dabbled with my own domain name. Following the advice of many pro bloggers I decided to use wordpress.org as my blogging design platform which means my blog is hosted elsewhere and having my blog hosted elsewhere is possibly what saved it. It would be a dream come true to…
I write this blog primarily as a way of encouraging myself to look for the extraordinary in the ordinary and to find joy in the everyday things that I do. Since its inception in 2010, it has been a hobby for me and a way of filling in any periods of free time while offering a creative outlet. In recent months (or rather years) I haven’t been keeping on top of regular blog-posting and general web maintenance. Sometimes I feel…