Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
I drove into work today since I had to go visit a client before lunch. New job downside: No more free parking, which means I bus in most days. New job upside? Does not make me want to stab myself in the face daily, or ever. Because I was more mobile than usual, I ventured … Continue reading Use your Noodle
I don’t know where, when, or why the decision was made. But I don’t like it. I feel betrayed. Abandoned. Deceived. I didn’t need to be consulted. But at least a little warning, and perhaps an explanation would be appreciated. How could you just rip something like that away from me without as much as … Continue reading Tragedy
After our Tofino accommodation debacle, Neil and I changed plans abruptly, deciding to make our way down island to the Cowichan Valley and check out some of the wineries that have sprung up in the area over the past decade or so. Late August is a bit of a dodgy time to visit wineries. Their … Continue reading Vacation Lessons #3 – take a chance, make the call
Borrowing a page from Sue, I give you the Readers’ Digest version of what I’ve been up to the past week: Approx. Kilometers Driven: 1200 Ferries Taken: 4 Coasts visited: 3 (mainland west coast, island east coast, island west coast) Minutes waited in line for the Earl’s Cove-Powell River ferry: 4 Nights gone: 6 Hotels … Continue reading Vacation by the Numbers
Heather posted last week about how she’s trying to expand her cooking repertoire. I was going to leave my roast chicken recipe in her comments, but since it turns out so damn tasty, I thought I’d share it with everyone: Rosemary Roast Chicken: Obtain roasting chicken. Check centre cavity for giblets and remove if present. … Continue reading Roasty Toasty
It’s that time again… Tim Horton’s Roll-up the Rim to Win contest is in full swing. And as usual, I’m losing. The official count thus far for this year’s efforts is 0/7. I wrote last year about how I never win unless something catastrophic happens. And I don’t remember (and didn’t post) whether or not … Continue reading Rollin’