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Advertising copywriter. Home baker. Crazy about dogs. Eat way too much chocolate - my dietitian will vouch for that.
Me: Why can't I lose weight?
Really Canadian Superstore roundup of yearly activity: your favourite things to buy this year were Cadbury Easter Eggs and Coca Cola.
I guess changes are needed in 2026. Wish me luck.
Really Canadian Superstore roundup of yearly activity: your favourite things to buy this year were Cadbury Easter Eggs and Coca Cola.
I guess changes are needed in 2026. Wish me luck.
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Me: Why can't I lose weight?
Really Canadian Superstore roundup of yearly activity: your favourite things to buy this year were Cadbury Easter Eggs and Coca Cola.
I guess changes are needed in 2026. Wish me luck.
Really Canadian Superstore roundup of yearly activity: your favourite things to buy this year were Cadbury Easter Eggs and Coca Cola.
I guess changes are needed in 2026. Wish me luck.
Canadian Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes!
October 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Canadian Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes!
Peonies from my local Farmer's market.
June 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Peonies from my local Farmer's market.
When you try to make your sister's granddaughters a fun cake but end up making something that looks like you ate magic mushrooms beforehand. Which I did not.
May 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
When you try to make your sister's granddaughters a fun cake but end up making something that looks like you ate magic mushrooms beforehand. Which I did not.
I hope that I added enough icing so my that my dinner companions don't notice the second layer fell apart when I removed it from the pan.
January 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I hope that I added enough icing so my that my dinner companions don't notice the second layer fell apart when I removed it from the pan.
Homemade tomato soup with cheesy crostinis.
January 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Homemade tomato soup with cheesy crostinis.
I don't care much for those Hallmark movies, but a romance between two serial killers? Yup. The final installment in the trilogy comes out in March.
January 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I don't care much for those Hallmark movies, but a romance between two serial killers? Yup. The final installment in the trilogy comes out in March.
I won't ever be invited to compete on the Food Network, but I still had fun at tonight's cookie decorating class.
December 17, 2024 at 1:35 AM
I won't ever be invited to compete on the Food Network, but I still had fun at tonight's cookie decorating class.
My great niece's third birthday party is the only invitation I'm accepting this holiday season.
December 9, 2024 at 8:58 PM
My great niece's third birthday party is the only invitation I'm accepting this holiday season.
I just watched the scene in Love Actually where Hugh Grant arrives at 10 Downing and my first thought was, Where's Larry the Cat?
December 5, 2024 at 12:50 AM
I just watched the scene in Love Actually where Hugh Grant arrives at 10 Downing and my first thought was, Where's Larry the Cat?
One year for Christmas, the other writer at the radio station and I created old fashioned looking letters to Santa for everyone at work. About 30 or 40 in total. This one was mine.
November 27, 2024 at 8:23 PM
One year for Christmas, the other writer at the radio station and I created old fashioned looking letters to Santa for everyone at work. About 30 or 40 in total. This one was mine.
I don't judge my neighbour for still having her Halloween displays up, so I'm hoping she won't judge me for putting out this Holiday arrangement mid-November.
November 17, 2024 at 4:27 PM
I don't judge my neighbour for still having her Halloween displays up, so I'm hoping she won't judge me for putting out this Holiday arrangement mid-November.
I'm one of those people who will say, 'That looks like an awesome book. I should buy it!' and then immediately add it to my stack of other unread #books.
November 15, 2024 at 4:47 PM
I'm one of those people who will say, 'That looks like an awesome book. I should buy it!' and then immediately add it to my stack of other unread #books.
