I think I’ve well established my love for Star Trek at several different points since I started this blog. So it might come as a surprise to my readers that I actually hated Star Trek the first time I tried to watch it. Have you ever had a show you really loved and wanted to …
For my birthday, my mother-in-law (who knows about my tea obsession) bought me a pack of four ‘frootlicious’ teas from DavidsTea. I suspect the main reason she chose that one was because it came with a blue perfect spoon (blue is my favorite color). But also because we have something of an inside joke when …
A few weeks ago, I posted about my top picks from DavidsTea’s 2019 advent calendar. There were a lot of really delicious ones, so it was hard to choose. And as long time followers of my blog are well aware: tea is one of my favorite things. While I was going back through my notes …
When you move, money gets tight. That’s one of the world’s few universal laws. It doesn’t matter how carefully you plan, unexpected expenses crop up. Plans go awry. At some point, you have to abandon something you were hoping to acquire during the move. My husband and I made a pact during our last move. …
With everything we’ve had going on this year, much of 2019 feels like a blur. Still, we’ve managed to claim a few precious moments to enjoy time with friends and family. And all the things going on the day I wrote this post remind me how important it is to pause and treasure those good …
Back in March, we took a trip to visit friends and ended up spending an absolutely fantastic day in Seattle. We filled the morning with a food tour featuring Pike Place Market and the afternoon with segways, which turned out to be way more awesome than we anticipated. Since then, my husband and I have …
We knew when we moved to the Okanagan valley in BC that we were moving to wine country. There was just one problem – neither my husband nor I were big wine drinkers. Or drinkers at all really. Though my husband did have a soft spot for whiskey. Lucky for us, lots of our friends …
On July 31st 2015, I posted my first writing prompt. It kicked off a weekly tradition of writing for myself, for fun and for practice. For the first year, my writing partner chose most of the prompts. It was fun and challenging but, for the second year, I focused mostly on things that I wanted …
I like aquariums. I’ve toured several since I started this blog, and always make a point of documenting the experience. Every time I enter an aquarium, I have two objectives: be hypnotized, however briefly, by the jellyfish. And meet the octopus. I love jellyfish. I keep the Monetary Bay Aquarium’s Jellyfish cam on bookmark for …
Two years ago, a good friend of mine moved within driving distance. For anyone who maintains contact with high school friends post graduation, you know how big a deal that is (huge, in fact). Since then, we’ve been taking advantage of March Break to visit. Last year, we spent a dreary week hoping for a …