In the never ending excitement that is snow in England, my housemate Ashley decided to see how far he could walk outside without shoes or socks. Spoiler alert: it was not far. And, in true Canadian tradition, I introduce the rest of my housemates to the joys of eating snow with maple syrup on it. The results are positive, or else just polite. Continue reading Presenting: Winter in Two Films
Alarms have been haunting me all day! Four to be exact. For a few days last week I was woken up by what I thought was a car alarm. Yesterday, from about 5 PM onward we heard the same alarm from our living room. After some investigating on Dan’s part, he found out the alarm actually belonged to a house across the street. It appeared … Continue reading It’s Alarming
Last night the great Leslie Nielsen passed away after succumbing to a two week battle with pneumonia. Not only was Mr. Nielsen a fantastic presence on the silver screen (not to mention all his television work) but he was also a beloved Canadian. Leslie has been a Hollywood staple for over 50 years and he continued to work up until his death. I remember his … Continue reading 84 Years Young
It was such a lovely snowy day today that I decided to make a video after work! I hope you like it. Continue reading Things that make British people go “Whaaat?”
It snowed! And that snow turned to water, which turned to ice! So we played on it and I made a video! Continue reading Ice Ice Baby
England is a rainy country. You’ve heard it, I’ve lived it, no one is denying it…Except maybe the Brits, themselves. England seems to be in denial of how wet their country is, and of what water does to certain materials. I am all for saving the planet, and using paper bags instead of plastic ones is a step in the right direction, but have you … Continue reading Paper or Plastic?
In 1605, Guy Fawkes joined a group of people in the midst of an elaborate plan to kill King James I. Fawkes was put in charge of the gunpowder supply planned to blow up the parliament building. Unfortunately for Guy, an anonymous letter tipped off the authorities and on November 5 they searched Westminster and found him guarding a pile of explosives. Fawkes was questioned … Continue reading Ka-Boom
This post is slightly belated but as of November 1st, my blog (and my blogging) turned one year old! Also, my mum turned 55; happy birthday! I’ve been having a lot of fun blogging. I do wish I would do more but sometimes I just can’t work up the initiative. I am going to resolve to post more things, even if they aren’t big write … Continue reading My Blogoversary
When I first moved to England one of the first things I noticed about shops around me (and the one I worked in) is that they all had their doors propped open. Now, this didn’t strike me as odd at first because the weather was nice even though it was the beginning of October. I thought maybe they were all hanging on to the last … Continue reading Open Door Policy
We have a big white wall in our living room and it’s pretty boring to look at. I thought it would be fun to make a painting. I thought about it for a while and couldn’t think of a) what to paint and b) what I had the ability to paint. I finally decided on painting portraits of all the housemates. Now, I’m no Rembrandt … Continue reading Where Art Thou…
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