The two men at Avis Rental Car in Montreal whispered to each other then turned to my fiance, Mark. “We’re going to upgrade you,” they said as if this was the prize of the century. I’m not sure why we…
Road trip to Magog Eastern Townships
Montreal Design Show
I never thought I’d be playing dress up in public, but it’s Design Show fun in Montreal right now, and one of the exhibits is an interactive designer fashion photo shoot, where you put on the black and white fashions…
William Perehudoff in Montreal
The art of William Perehudoff in Montreal Exciting! My sisters and I have swooped into Montreal for our father’s tribute exhibition tonight at Han Art in swanky Westmount. This will be the last William Perehudoff exhibition of the year –…
Bone chilling mystery on the Humber River bike trail
Cycling up to the police tape was not my biggest worry. I was more concerned with the fact that my beautiful new bicycle, a pretty white filly complete with basket, fenders, lights and some savvy urban style, was ahem, a…
Bridal traditions and my wedding dress rebellion
Oh, the big fat white wedding gown. It’s stalking me like a polar bear after a baby seal that’s been separated from its pod. It’s amazing the pressure one feels to put on a Cinderella or swivel-hipped mermaid gown and…
Planning a wedding. Badly.
“I guess I should organize getting an officiant,” my fiance Mark said when he dropped me off at the airport. “Great idea,” I said. That sounded perfect. While I went off to Thailand for six weeks, he could start organizing…
Who worked at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel?
Isn’t it a Canadian ritual? Taking a pilgrimage out West after university or high school to drink, party, hike and have fun? No, no, no. I mean to work hard, further your career, grow into a mature adult and enjoy…
William Perehudoff – the show must go on
It’s strange when an art exhibition turns into a tribute. What most people at the opening for my father, William Perehudoff, at Newzones Gallery in Calgary didn’t realize is that my family had arranged this exhibition nearly a year ago.…
The strange mystery of the Quebec Viking love affair
What is with Quebec’s obsession with Nordic spas? A Nordic spa, in case you don’t know (because you don’t live in Quebec) is a circuit of hot and cold water therapies. In laymans’ terms it means you get to have…
I’d rather be in Shangri-La
Oh, welcome to the first day of spring in Saskatchewan. Much as I like a good walk in a blizzard as much as the next person, I can’t help thinking of mystical places like Shangri-La right now, where…