Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
If you’ve spent any time on Dolly Parton’s internet and wondered why travel blogs are so positive, or at least why this one is, fair question. You’ve landed on a Canadian travel and lifestyle blog called Life in Pleasantville, and not surprisingly, everything you read here is, well, pleasant. Nobody’s getting dragged. No resort is …
I have a theory about why people don’t go to live theatre more often, and it has nothing to do with ticket prices or parking or not knowing what to wear. It’s simpler than that. They have forgotten, or possibly never learned, that some experiences require your full participation to work. Here is why you …
Gen X women are angry. Like, really angry. The rage has been building for decades, and this week it has a very specific face. Here’s why we’re done explaining it, and what we’re choosing instead. I’m angry. Like, really fluffin’ angry. Oops, did I just sub in “fluff” to make this more palatable? Silly me. …
A few months ago, I was driving in the car with the CBC playing in the background (like all good Canadians do, right?) when I caught part of an interview where a term I’d never heard before was mentioned: extinction of experience. I was close to my destination and didn’t have time to catch the …
There is a certain orange neighbour to the south who delights in pretending Canada does not matter. He huffs, he puffs, he slaps tariffs on our goods, and thrives on chaos. After nine months of this nonsense, Canadians have shifted from alarmed to annoyed to done. We have reached the grey rock stage. Nothing he …
It’s just you and me here right now, so let’s be real with each other. Despite countless reminders to do so, building an emergency kit in Canada is one of those things we mean to do… but somehow keeps falling to the bottom of our to-do list, right between “clean out the junk drawer” and …
I’m deep in planning mode for my fourth Mrs. Roper party — and this one is the biggest yet. Four years in and my friends and I are not willing to let this tradition go anytime soon, which tells you everything you need to know about how good these parties are. Honestly, where else can …
Timing has never been my strong suit, but deciding to make 2025 a ‘no-buy’ year? I have to admit, I got this one just right. With Canada caught in an escalating trade war and prices set to skyrocket, it’s fair to say the wind is at my back on this one. Unlike most of my …
