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My weekend in photographs.

I woke up Saturday morning with the unmistakeable feeling of relief. A gladness that instead of getting on a plane to Ottawa today, I had the whole weekend before me to do with as I pleased (not to mention the stuff I needed to… Continue Reading “My weekend in photographs.”

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What is Required Reading?

Brian and I launched the new blog Required Readings this week – tagline being “Culturally-significant texts: Across genres, across the ages.” After poring through so many “best of” and Western canon lists we figured, hell – why not make our own? And so Brian… Continue Reading “What is Required Reading?”

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Taking the ten percent shift a little further.

I’m at home today, hoping to battle off the sick-ish feeling I’ve had all week: exhaustion, scratchy throat. Not really flat-out with it, but limping along the way we get with the onset of a cold. It’s lots of vitamins here and good food,… Continue Reading “Taking the ten percent shift a little further.”

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The anxiety of saying no.

I was reminded again yesterday that I am not very good at saying “No”. To anyone. For any reason. And even if my rationale is sound, when I do say no, I find myself wracked with an anxious guilt that takes days to wear… Continue Reading “The anxiety of saying no.”

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Barley yummy!

It’s a recipe kindof day since I just enjoyed the leftovers of this tasty dish for lunch – barley being my favourite of the whole grains (we use whole, not pearled or hulled barley in this). It’s like a healthy tuna casserole and feeds… Continue Reading “Barley yummy!”

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