a peek inside the fishbowl

Earlier this year there was online chatter about cool city-building Ottawa could consider now that the population is about to hit the million mark. It came about after an article was published in the Ottawa Citizen (“Ottawa hits a population of one million: Big ideas for a big city“). Suggestions from a select group of […]

Last night, Mark and I had the pleasure of attending the 19th annual United Way Community Builder of the Year Awards Gala at the Shaw Centre. I’ve been a few times and it’s always a great event. Good food, good chatting, and of course, a chance to learn about some of the people and the […]

So this arrived today… … our member cards to the National Gallery of Canada! We had a membership many moons ago and decided to renew it this year during a recent visit to see Anthropocene. (Which was amazing, by the way.) The family membership is $105, and will definitely pay for itself within the next […]

It’s Monday and I’m having trouble coming making the adjustment after our jam-packed weekend. The highlight of which was a glorious ski along the SJAM Winter Trail from Westboro Beach to Mill Street Brew Pub. I think it’s 14K. Mark and I have never skied so far and I’m so pleased we did it. I tell ya, […]

First, Mark started on the front walk: I joined him to help, as did our youngest. The drifts were waist-high in some parts. Mark was late for work. The youngest stayed home because the school were closed. After breakfast, I set out to clear the back porch. Thankfully, Piper was available to provide adequate scale […]