Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
1. Washington, DC is stunning. And the Smithsonians are amazing. Be realistic about what you will see, and plan to go back! 2. Small-town North Eastern America is totally like Star’s Hollow. Still a bit disappointed I didn’t run into Rory. 3. Renting an infant carseat with your rental car is a great idea if … Continue reading What I learned on my summer vacation
4 Plains 2 Trains 1 Automobile And probably a motley assortment of public transit options on top of all those. We’re off this weekend on a 10-day summer trip, heading to Washington, DC to visit friends and take in the 4th of July festivities, then taking the train North to Montreal for a few days … Continue reading Planes, Trains & Automobiles
This is probably of little interest to you, unless you are a) related to us or b) totally enamored with other people’s children. But in case either of the aforementioned applies, Isaac has been getting incredibly chatty lately. I present: Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Continue reading Chatty
I want to preface this post with a very big I AM OKAY – because it (spoiler!) deals with some new-mom emotions. I am not depressed, please don’t worry, but we all have tough bits and this was one of mine. Okay? Onward! If you’d asked me before last week what I was afraid of, … Continue reading Haunted
The 2010/2011 NHL season has come to an end, and while it didn’t finish up at all the way we wanted (especially thanks to a crowd of douchebags), the Canucks gave us one of the most exciting season’s we’ve had in 17 years, and I’m glad we got to experience so much of it in … Continue reading Hockey with Baby
The other weekend was the 7th annual Northern Voice social media conference. I’ve attended this conference many times in the past, and this time went avec Isaac. I was a bit nervous about bringing him along, even though the conference has always been billed as welcoming kids, because of what happened last year. Reader’s Digest … Continue reading Community Conferences – Bringing along Baby
Finally caught on film! Continue reading About those smiles