July 2, 2018: My love letter to picnics on CBC Radio

It’s no secret that I love picnicking. I LOVE PICNICKING! I love picnicking so much, I picnic in the winter because I can’t wait until summer. 2018 has been the most picnic-filled year I’ve ever had, what with the two or three, sometimes even 4 picnics I had a day in Buenos Aires. Just the…

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A love letter to winter picnicking on CBC TV & Radio

Winter has arrived, with heaps of snow and really chilly days. The temptation to burrow under the blankets for the next three months is strong, but resist! If only for a few hours. Instead, I recommend a winter picnic – my ultimate favourite winter activity! In fact, I love them so much, I threw a *very* early…

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A literary DIY Halloween on CBC’s Metro Morning

It’s no secret that I love making things. I’m not a great sewer (in fact I’m fairly terrible, being a firm believer in the measure-never, cut-a-million-times philosophy), but Halloween is MY JAM! All making all the time. I’ve always made my own Halloween costumes, including my Grade 4 gem: Time Magazine’s Woman of the Year.…

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My deep love of snow pants on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning

I fully believe that winter is 75% for hibernating and 25% for winter picnics/tobogganing/snow ball fights/cross country skiing and walking about in the snow. Some people have a signature scent, I have a signature sound: that wonderful swish. Listen to my ode to snow pants on CBC’s Metro Morning here!

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Spring checklists!

It’s always a slow return from the deep freeze of winter, but this year’s spring in Toronto is especially delightful! I like to document my love affair with spring in checklist form and so does Matt Galloway from CBC Radio’s Metro Morning! The Toronto Star even featured the lists (and most significantly, the glorious 20 degree…

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