I just got around to reading Anil’s recent post on 15 lessons from 15 years of blogging. Poignant, since I’ve been thinking about what to do with this site. I’ve been blogging for over 10(...
I keep remembering (and forgetting, and remembering again) that Easter’s coming up. Holidays are often a little tricky as an ExPat (assuming you want to celebrate), but this one is trickier tha...
I’ve always wondered what it’s like for people who take trips “home” for the holidays. When they live somewhere either away from family or the place they’re from, and make their way bac...
http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2012/12/31/home-for-the-holidays/
Someone turned into a pumpkin! Happy Halloween!
http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2012/10/31/at-the-stroke-of-midnight/
I never realized how much I look to Thanksgiving as a passage into Autumn. A time to start reconnecting with family & friends after the frantic, flighty summer. And while it might be Decorative G...
2012! Hello! Since four resolutions last year seemed ideal for resolution domination, I’m going to go with four again this year. 1. Resurrect CookTheBook.ca. I really enjoyed starting my “coo...
http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2012/01/01/and-a-new-one-just-begun/
So, that was 2011. I’m sure a whole bunch of stuff happened, and if you click on that archives link in the sidebar, you can read all about it. It can probably be summed up by saying “We had a...
http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2011/12/31/another-year-over/
Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the winter holidays. Give me a seasonal celebration around food, family, lights and merriment and I’m IN. I hope everyone has a reason to celebrate something around...
http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2011/12/11/christmas-lexicon-a-rant-of-sorts/
2010 was quite a pivotal year for our little family. In fact, it splits quite neatly down the middle into BC and AD – Before Conception and After Deathwatch. The year started with our awesome t...
http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2011/01/02/twenty-eleven/