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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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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