Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
Oh, the saga of holiday leftovers! Every year, post-Thanksgiving and Christmas, our fridges become a haven for turkey remnants, patiently awaiting their fate. Soups and sandwiches, the usual suspects, offer a comforting refuge, but let’s be honest, the repetition can wear thin. Just when the sight of more turkey soup or another sandwich begins to …
It’s no longer enough to travel to distant lands to see the sights, now tourists want to smell and feel and taste what makes a place unique. There are many reasons for this, not least of which is that our memories and emotions are tied to and sparked by our senses. The smell of ripening …
I contemplated calling this post “How to Make a Dutch Baby” but I couldn’t do it without dissolving into a giggle fit. You see, when a Dutch man and a Dutch woman love each other very much….Right? I have absolutely no idea why it’s called a Dutch Baby but rest assured you’re going to love …
People fall into two camps: those who have visited Paris and those who want to. Rumour has it people exist who don’t have Paris on their Must See list. Let’s blame this failing on grade-school grammar trauma and Monsieur Sagar who forced us to declare, “J’ai un stylo,” or was that, “Je suis un stylo?” …
I recently had the opportunity to test drive the new 2015 Ford Edge Sport. As Team Captain for the Sears Great Canadian Run, I needed a great vehicle to shuttle runners around during our 125km day, and of course make the trek from Ottawa to Toronto and back. I was a little light-headed when I …
“Maybe the oldest place on Earth you have ever been,” reads the sign at Gibbet Hill, perched atop the eons-old rock on St. John’s Signal Hill, whose age (3.5 billion years) will blow your mind. Head a short way up to the summit, and you find Cabot Tower, site of the first-ever transatlantic wireless radio …
I love cookies. I mean, what’s not to love about cookies, really? They’re cookies. They probably mean love in nine out of ten ancient languages, and I’m inclined to believe they’re mostly magical. Even if they’re not technically magical, the time I spend with my son baking them is (mostly) magical. When the weather warmed up for …
I don’t care if you have three graduate degrees and a PhD in Metaphysical Philosophy – you can never be prepared for the fear that comes with being a parent. It’s the worst kind of fear, because it’s a special kind of fear that seeps into every corner of your life. The thought that our …
