I haven't done a "recommended reads" list in a while, and the holiday season has me thinking it's just about time I dust off the lists...

This month we are doing some traveling. I'll be updating my social media feeds with the bajillion pictures I'm likely to take, but I also...

A week ago I posted about traveling, and how I am in Italy right about now. This is another post coming to you that I've written in...

I love to travel. Don't get me wrong, I do love being home, too. But the world is such a great big place, and there is so much to see and...

First of all, happy birthday, blog! Exactly one year ago today, I published my very first blog post. You can read that here, but I will...

Happy Valentine's Day! I'm not big on the holiday, which is probably shocking, considering I'm a major fan of romance and cheesiness and...

Happy Olympics season, everyone! I know there are problems with the finances and everything, with discrepancies and politics and health...

I love New Years! A typically introspective person, there is something about reflection and looking forward into the new year that I...

Happy Halloween! I love Halloween. It's my second-favourite holiday, and that's saying something, because I am a huge wuss. I get scared...

Now, don't get me wrong. I love reading which lying on a beach, or while sprawled out under the sun on my deck. But there is also...

I know I disappeared from my weekly book reviews for a while, but now I'm back! This week I am reviewing a classic of modern literature....

I'm still in Jamaica, so this post was written before our departure. One of the things we are planing on doing this trip is completing...

“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle...

Happy Canada Day! Not only is today a celebration of the day we officially became a country, but it is Canada's 150th birthday! To say...

Happy Mothers' Day! I am fortunate enough to not only have my own mother (don't you love the above picture of us together at my...

Albert Einstein once said, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” Earth Day is an annual, international...

I am one of those people who makes lists in advance of everything. Before I go on vacation, those lists include which books I am...

I have mixed feelings about April Fool's Day. I like a good prank as much as the next person, but as a teacher, I am so happy when I see...