February Favourites

February is one of my favourite months. In a single month, we celebrate my mother’s birthday, a favourite’s birthday, our anniversary and Valentine’s Day. And on top of that, it’s peak parka and blanket scarf season. It’s a month of white hot chocolates and great food. What’s not to love? We celebrated our anniversary at…

Thanksgiving in Toronto

We celebrated Thanksgiving last weekend in Toronto, and while it was far from a traditional turkey-and-stuffing Thanksgiving, it was a great time. We spent time with some great people, and had some great food. We went on a “Best of Toronto” food tour, which started off with some of the best amaretti cookies I’d ever…

Eat, shop, repeat.

Shopping + food weekends are the greatest, and a few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to have two. In a row. The first was in Detroit – technically not a weekend, but I did a weekend’s worth of shopping – and the second in Toronto. The Somerset Collection just outside Detroit is in my…

Hello Again, Windsor

After a delayed flight to Toronto, a cancelled flight to Windsor, a 6 hour wait in the re-booking line-up, a 30 minute wait on the tarmac, a very bumpy plane ride to Windsor, and a very snowy and very cold late-night arrival, I’m back in Windsor. Been here for about three days now, I think….