Earlier this week I took photos of tulips and daffodils in and around my neighbourhood. Having had so much fun I decided to do it again. I missed some of the most elegant flowers in my father’s garden. The hyacinth, an unknown blue flower and the bleeding hearts. Watch for a special … Continue reading
I’ve wanted to take photos of the flowers in my neighbourhood for a few days now and finally got around to it. A pitfall came into my mind, “There are thousands, no millions of photos of these types of flowers around already.” To that thought, who cares! I love flowers, and these … Continue reading
At some point in our lives we all have learned about ergonomics. For me it was in grade 9 business class, a whole section of the semester was dedicated to it and I was obsessed. I remember reading about it then going home and making sure all computer chairs had … Continue reading
We love fruit smoothies. It may have something to do with the fact that the first gift that was ever exchanged between Anum and James was a white blender (from Walmart at Square One in Mississauga). In honour of that occasion (more than four years ago) and to help the … Continue reading
It was early in the year of 1980 and the Won Ton House’s progenitor was on fire. A diner on Richmond Rd. was being converted by the Tang family into one of the city’s best Chinese restaurants and flames were putting a stop to it. “The landlord in the plaza … Continue reading
There are a lot of fundraisers out there; for blindness, the poor, the hungry-blind-poor, but what fundraiser is the one for you? I think donating money and being involved with charities has a lot to do with social obligations, but just as important are the realities of someone’s personal experience. … Continue reading
Back in the 1920s, long before Twitter or Facebook brands were finding ways of reaching out to young people and gaining their trust, people collected stamps. An interested adolescent would listen to their wide band radios and when they got the station address they’d mail into the stations for a … Continue reading
They’re spicy, crunchy and delicious! If you live in Ottawa and don’t know what these are, you’re doing Ottawa wrong. For many, Ottawa’s unique culinary experiences begin and end with Beaver Tails. I submit that Ottawa’s true character-defining, handheld food-stuff is not found by the canal, but on Carling Avenue … Continue reading
