When I was a teenager, every so often word would spread that a “bush party” was going to take place on the weekend. Unlike the “house party” which took place at some poor unsuspecting parent’s home while they were away, a “bush party” involved no house, just a location in the woods somewhere.
The two types of parties still shared some [...]
Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category
March 7th, 2010
The Winter Resolution series: Bush party! (shhhh … pass it on)
March 6th, 2010
Extra! Extra! Read all about it …
Good morning! If you don’t normally buy an Ottawa Citizen newspaper, pick one up today to support not only your local paper but this caffeine-needy writer!
In today’s Travel Section, I have two articles for your morning coffee:
#1: What a woman wants: how hotels can cater better to women business travellers and a list of hotels going all out to do [...]
March 1st, 2010
The Winter Resolution series: I did it!
The last item on my winter resolution list was: “Go on winter hike in the Adirondack mountain range.”
It certainly seemed a lofty goal for a book-worm gal like me, but hey, I put it out there in writing on my blog and while I don’t mind being a private wimp, I don’t like being a public wimp. So off we [...]
January 29th, 2010
My head is really big
My head is so big, it’s practically toppling off my neck at the moment. Here’s why:
An unexpected shout-out!
I like to poke around Girl about O-town’s blog because she always seems to know what new funky things are going on around Ottawa. Not the same ol’ stuff — fresh, interesting stuff! I love admiring great design — paper, home, web — and as it [...]
January 28th, 2010
An Ode to a Teacher
If you live in Ontario, you still have a few days left to submit a nomination to the Premier’s Teaching Awards for Excellence. Just being nominated means the world for a hard-working teacher!
Below is my nomination and a public shout-out to a special teacher in our daughter’s life. Please feel free to use my comments section to share your thoughts [...]
January 24th, 2010
I buzzed over to Montreal this weekend
To push myself up into the higher ranks of the Mother-of-the-Year contest, I took Stella to Montreal this weekend. Yes, we went shopping and got Mommy & Me pedi’s & mani’s!
Did I have you convinced — even momentarily — on that one? Okay, okay. We know my Stella would never entertain such notions. But I did go to Montreal.
And I [...]
December 28th, 2009
NYC’s Bowery District
I haven’t found a home for this article, so I thought I’d share it on my blog. Perhaps it will entice you to take a long weekend in New York’s Bowery district? If you do … please come back and tell us all about your adventure! Hubby and I have been desperate to run off for a weekend in NYC [...]
December 26th, 2009
Onward & upward! 250 of the best places to stay, cities to see and finds worth finding in 2010
The Christmas frenzy is now over and I love looking forward to a fresh new year full of possibilities.
To get yourself dreaming for the year ahead, check out today’s Ottawa Citizen’s Travel Section (print). Laura Robin, the paper’s Travel Editor, does an annual roundup of “best lists” — 250 of the best places to stay, cities to see and finds worth finding.
In [...]
December 4th, 2009
The Winter Resolution
Although I gave up New Year’s resolutions ages ago, I have made a winter resolution for this year.
I’ve got a terrible track record with resolutions, and thus why the New Year’s ones were deemed a fruitless exercise. But I am hoping I can make some progress on this. For my own sanity as well as for my family.
My resolution is [...]
October 24th, 2009
Grown-up girls get to have sleepovers too
“When I first attended a slumber party some 25 years ago, we prided ourselves on avoiding sleep. Sprawled out on the floor of a friend’s basement with pillows and sleeping bags, my companions and I would heartily fight any drooping eyelids by ingesting sugar and cola. Fast-forward to this morning, and slumber — in lush, high-end bedding no less — [...]
October 19th, 2009
Caffeinated MacGyver to the Rescue!
If you’re of my vintage, you’ll likely remember the MacGyver television series. If you’ve never heard of him or if your memory would simply like a little jog, each episode went like this:
Cute-guy lead character (i.e. MacGyver) would face a huge crisis without breaking a sweat. He’d calmly concoct a solution such as a bomb de-fuser from a paperclip and [...]
October 5th, 2009
Wordstock rocked
In 1969, hippies travelled from far and wide to attend Woodstock. They came to appreciate the vibe and the amazing music. They drank lots, they drugged lots. It was a good time.
It’s 40 years later, in 2009. Writers travelled from far and wide to attend Wordstock, at Ryerson University. They came to appreciate the wisdom and experience of amazing traditional [...]
September 2nd, 2009
Awesome autumn daytrip
Pssst! Got kids? Then you won’t want to miss out on this awesome autumn roadtrip. It’s an easy daytrip — or an overnighter, if you please – so pack up some roadtrip snacks and get the kids ready!
Pick up a copy of this Saturday’s Ottawa Citizen (Travel section) to get the details.
September 1st, 2009
Letter from South Korea: Part 2
In my first “Letter from South Korea,” we covered off the basics of who, what, when and why Meaghan Harrison chose to leave Canada and teach English overseas. Now, in Part 2, we can learn a bit more about this experience on a personal level.
You’ve been in South Korea for six months now … what’s been the most challenging aspect [...]
August 30th, 2009
Letter from South Korea: Part 1
How does a recent graduate stay hopeful?
The unemployment rate for youth climbed to 14.9 per cent in May, says Stats Can. One in five young adults have moved in with a friend or relative, says Maclean’s. Most are suffering from recession anxiety, says the Calgary Herald.
If you’re graduating soon, recently graduated or a parent of one of the former, I [...]
