One of the first restaurants that Ewan and I went to when we moved to TO was the Drake Hotel. The place is ultra hip, with delicious food on offer. We’ve melted on a muggy summer day on the rooftop patio (until monsoon-like rain had us head indoors), grooved at Mayer Hawthorne’s first Toronto concert…
Yes. Clapping, lasers and Twistos is an apt description of how we spent last Thursday night. How? Well, we were part of a studio audience for the premiere of Big Brother Canada Season 3; our tickets being a perk from Ewan’s work. Not being big BB fans, but happy to enjoy free entertainment, we were…
Considering we have only been back for four months, we’ve had a healthy dose of family time. This past week we had two different visits; my mom out for a couple of days and then my Ottawa relatives down for a whirlwind weekend. The weather cooperated and allowed for a lot of outdoor enjoyment including…
The AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) is a fantastic museum right in the heart of Toronto. Not only do they have a decent collection, but they bring in exciting exhibitions (we’ve checked out ‘David Bowie is’ and ‘Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics and Painting’). My aunt gifted us with a year membership to the AGO…
This winter has been the kind of winter that has been cruelly cold with gusts of freezing wind whipping off of Lake Ontario. It’s resulted in a lot of hunkering down indoors, hibernating away in want of Spring. Save for my trip to the Blue Mountains, I haven’t really been enjoying the great outdoors. But…
It’s kind of crazy to think that back when my parents were kids they would ‘pledge allegiance’ to the flag – the flag being the Union Jack. Yes – the iconic maple leaf, though long associated with Canada, has only been our flag for 50 years. Leading up to the actual anniversary, I was able…
I think one of the reasons why I love Toronto is because there are always events going on, even in the cold cold month of February. If you really wanted to, you could go to some sort of action everyday of the week, and STILL be missing out on other events. This week I got…
One of our resolutions we made for returning to Toronto was to keep things interesting and go on foodsplorations (or to stay in and cook food experimentations). When Ewan’s parents were out we were motivated to give them a small taste of what the city has to offer. Ewan’s immediate choice was School. We had…
Ewan and I have had a great kick off to 2015! Aside from readjusting to life after our trip, we’ve been busy with events including a baby shower and participating in an awesome bonspiel (in case you aren’t Canadian, that’s curling). This past weekend Ewan’s folks were out in time to celebrate Robbie Burns Day…
Good friends, today is special day; my fifteenth anniversary with Ewan. Looking back, we’ve had so many great adventures and have learned so many things along the way. We’ve moved all over Canada, explored many countries, and built a life together that makes us happy. We’re not really the kind to get all goopy, but…