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Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 22:05 in concerts, snapshots
How to release frustrations after a hard day at work? Head to a heavy metal concert! You hadn’t pictured me as a metalhead, had you? Well, I’m not usually into heavy metal but I love Metallica. I had heard the band was great live and I co...
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Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 08:22 in Canada, snapshots
The last leaves are falling, the sky is moody, the days are getting shorter and it’s a bit colder everyday. Almost winter, I guess. To non-initiated people, it’s hard to explain what is going inside a Canadian’s head right before w...
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Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 11:14 in canadian list of ten
Terry Fox Statue In Front of the Parliament (Ottawa) Welcome to my new series, the “Canadian List of Ten”! Ten weeks, ten posts, ten lists and one hundred new Canadian things for you, from food to language, from city to weather. There are...
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Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 13:42 in food, working girl
Fear not: I’m not going to turn this blog into a cooking blog. I’m not that domestic. But lately, I’ve realized that every evening I was facing the same dilemma — what to take for lunch? When I was teaching, carrying lunch wit...
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Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 04:56 in canadian life, canadian news
The news is out: as of today, October 26th, the H1N1 flu vaccine is available in Canada. A primary group should get the flu vaccine as soon as possible: people under 65 with chronic health conditions; pregnant women; children 6 months to less than 5...
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Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 11:06 in food, canadian list of ten
Harveys on Baseline and Merivale (Ottawa) Welcome to my new series, the “Canadian List of Ten”! Ten weeks, ten posts, ten lists and one hundred new Canadian things for you, from food to language, from city to weather. I must admit it, I...
I enjoy this blog....its content is great and varied, but always so well expressed...the photographic element is enlivening...but most of all I learn a lot from someone so willing to share her experiences and views.
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