The price of almonds + fuel for Leo’s private jets
Calgary Herald, March 7, 2016: You might want to bring your calculator the next time you go grocery shopping, unless of course you’re good at doing math in your head. […]
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Putting on our happy face
Calgary Herald, Feb 1, 2016: I think my mom invented the emoji. I have a ripped manila envelope full of letters she wrote me in university and each page of yellow […]
Colour me this
Calgary Herald Jan 11, 2016 : I gave away a colouring book that a friend gave me for Christmas. You may have received one too. All of a sudden, adult colouring books […]
Old dogs + new tricks about aging
Calgary Herald, Dec 7, 2015: One of the first times I took my dog for a walk he saw a bunny and took off. There wasn’t much I could do about […]
Liar liar pants on fire
Calgary Herald, October 5, 2015: We could always tell when my mom was trying to go for control in a game of Hearts, because she’d clear her throat as she […]
A few tips on freeing up time this fall
Calgary Herald, September 7 2015: September is a busy time, arguably one of the busiest months of the year. The kids go back to school and we all get back […]
Why do we love leather and hate seal skin?
Calgary Herald, August 4, 2015 The tunic looked like something Kate Moss would throw on over black leggings with Beatle boots. It was black, with wide three quarter length sleeves […]
Selfie fail
Calgary Herald, July 6: A very photogenic friend once tried to teach me how to take the perfect selfie. We were on the top of a volcano in Guatemala. I […]
Catching more than a fish on the mighty Bow
Calgary Herald, June 1: Most of us see the Bow River every day, often while stuck on a bridge in rush hour. The river is a traffic bottleneck and the […]
The way we were: exploring your family history
Calgary Herald, May 4: I’m guessing my grandmother was in her late twenties. She’s sitting on the hood of one of those old boxy cars, showing off long white socks, […]
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