I have an irrational fear of birds. It may have started when I was very young and watched Alfred Hitchock’s The Birds (a movie that I know so well that I can quote whole lines from it). I’m not really sure but I know I’m suspicious of them. They swoop too closely to my head … Continue reading
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Chased by the bunny – Toronto Yonge St. 10k
Dan and I ran the Toronto Yonge St. 10k on April 21, six days after the Boston Marathon bombings. We went to pick up our race kits the day before. Race kit pick up was really well organized and they even set up a mini expo where you could buy running gear, learn about some … Continue reading
Mud, fire and Charlie Brown – Warrior Dash
My friend Nicola ran the first Warrior Dash that was ever held in Ontario (back in July 2011). I was out of town that weekend so I didn’t get to see her in action, but it seemed like fun. For those who don’t know, Warrior Dash is a 5k mud run with obstacles. In Ontario, … Continue reading
Holla holla duck! – Newfoundland trip (St. John’s)
After leaving Nova Scotia, we were off to Newfoundland! The flight was pretty uneventful and Amy and Sophie met us at the airport. Sophie was only five-months-old at the time and it was our first time meeting her. Amy was nice enough to be our tour guide for the day in St. John’s. Since it … Continue reading
Those who like it, like it a lot – Nova Scotia trip, Part 2 (Peggy’s Cove and more Halifax)
On our second day in Nova Scotia we hopped into the car and headed out to Peggy’s Cove. We also had beautiful weather and thankfully, it wasn’t as hot as it was on Canada Day. As we started to walk to the lighthouse, we stopped at William E. deGarthe’s gallery. He was a painter and … Continue reading
Revisiting Rick Mercer's rant on Weather
When I lived in Australia, their weather reports completely confounded me. I remember one week the weather was “Fine” every single day. What does “Fine” mean anyway? I didn’t understand (if it was going to rain it would say “Rain”). That’s when I first became conscious of how weather obsessed Canadians are (myself included). We … Continue reading
Plain Can Be Lovely 