There are two questions I get asked every single time I’m talking to someone here in the Netherlands and tell them I’m from Canada… Do you find it very different here compared to where you come from? Which do you like better?
Thanks to my friend Candee, the dogs are celebrating Canada Day in style! She has her own dog grooming business and gave us these cute Canada Day bandanas for the dogs to wear to show their pride! It’s a pity she didn’t live closer because I’d definitely go to her rather than our regular groomer, [...]
After almost 11 years living in another country, it still amazes me how deeply I still love Canada. Especially the east coast. Nova Scotia is my home, Cape Breton Island holds a piece of my heart and is part of who I am like only another Caper could truly understand… I’m not at all homesick [...]
There are a few cultural differences that become glaringly obvious when you move to a new country. For me, one of of them has been the issue of taking off shoes when you enter someone’s home. I would make a sweeping statement about how in Canada everyone takes off their shoes when they enter the [...]
A while back I went out for dinner with a friend and we somehow got on the topic of milk. They couldn’t believe me when I told them that we get our milk in bags back in Canada. They also couldn’t believe that we actually had a milk man who would come in the morning [...]
Growing up the child of a musician, I know how much their instruments mean to them. When I was younger I would never have dreamed of taking out my father’s guitar and playing with it, although I’m sure he would have loved if I’d wanted to later on. It’s their creative outlet and they choose [...]
shoppers and crystal tree by wvs Every day I visit the website daily dose of imagery because I have serious photo envy, and because I like to torture myself by looking at photos of Toronto and getting homesick. Yesterday he posted this photo of one of the big shopping centers in downtown Toronto at x-mas. [...]
A while back I saw that Zhu had a post called Pay it Forward. I first thought of the movie by that name, but it turned out she was taking part in the same sort of thing only over blogs. Here is how it was described: the exchange focuses on doing an act of kindness [...]
I think I have abandonment issues because I had a really weird dream last night with a common theme as of late. I dreamed, yet again, that I was back in Canada. I was in my hometown, driving around seeing and doing all the things I miss. It’s all in bits and pieces now but [...]
I keep forgetting about the photo hunt lately, but there’s still a few hours left of this Saturday so I’m not too late. This is a photo of Seal Island Bridge in Cape Breton, taken from one of the viewpoints of Kelly’s Mountain. For me, it’s always the sign that I’m almost home. Once we [...]
Have any of you seen the movie Juno yet? If not, you really have to check out the trailer. Yesterday my friend Penny came into town and we met up after work. I get off early on Fridays so I worked through my lunch so I could get off even earlier so we could hang [...]
When we were in Canada we were at my sister’s place for a few evenings to visit. While we were there, one of the things I loved most was her fireplace… it made her livingroom so cozy and really added to the atmosphere. Of course, I couldn’t stop thinking about it since. I never really [...]
Lordy Lordy, do I love me some x-mas deco! Only 29 days till Christmas and I’ve given up on the idea of waiting until Dec 1st to decorate. I want my Christmas deco nowwwww! Ok, I admit, I’ve already started. So what?! It’s just a few ceramic houses… For the last two weeks since we [...]
This restaurant has been famous on the Internet for years. You can see photos of it on pretty much every site that deals with funny pictures… especially of road signs and billboards. Anytime I’ve told people that I’ve been there, they’ve never believed me. So now I have proof. The A&K Lick-A-Chick is about a [...]
On the way through the airport in Amsterdam I asked Xander if there is a term in Dutch similar to Home Sweet Home, he said Oost West Thuis Best, which means East West Home Best. Works for me… The traveling was long and tiring but we are finally back in the Netherlands and battling our [...]
A few years ago, actually… more like 15 years ago (ugh!) my friend Peggi and I went out for a drive and were looking for some nice places to take pics. We drove about 15 minutes away from home and found these really nice waterfalls tucked in off an old dirt road. If we weren’t [...]
I’m so behind on these updates but I’m enjoying my time away too much to spend time behind my computer. I can’t believe a week has gone by already! My cold is almost gone, all I have left is that annoying ‘tickle’ cough which usually stays with me for ages. I don’t mind though, I [...]
Fearless Fourteen
by Janet Evanovich
