And speaking of pandemic baking, I finally did something that I’ve been meaning to do for ages: make a sourdough starter1! Well, I’m attempting to…
As you may recall, my family and I love to bake. And sometimes at Christmas, if I’m not in Ontario visiting, we cyberbake: I bake…
Those of you who know me in person are probably painfully aware that I am an extreme extrovert. So self-isolation and social distancing are quite…
I don’t usually write about anything serious here on ye ole blog, but omg, the COVID-19 pandemic is like nothing else I’ve ever seen. SARS,…
Three years ago today I became a weightlifter. I wasn’t particular good at it at the start- the 20 kg barbell was heavy and awkward…
In the continuing saga of 2020 sucks and I hate it: I started off my trip to NYC by losing my belt at security. I…
Speaking of things that suck, it’s been eight years since the day my dad went into the brain surgery that, ultimately, resulted in his death.…
So far, 2020 has not been the year I expected it to be. I went into it with high hopes – it’s a repdigit year…
Once upon a time, I bought a Macbook Pro. Where by “a time” I mean “6 years ago”. I named that computer Daenerys and, much…
2020 is such a good number, isn’t it? It’s got the repeated 20, so it’s just fun to say. There’s 20/20 vision and the TV…