A Girl in the World

From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Hockey in Canada

February 25, 2010

It is hard to explain just how huge hockey is for Canadians.  I try to explain it to Americans and other foreigners but the message doesn’t really get through.  You have to be Canadian to understand why this sport is so important to us.  We spend much of the year in snow.  In some parts [...]

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Simple beauties

February 24, 2010

Tea bags wrapped in wax paper. A cold nose after a brisk walk. A fire on a rainy night. Rosemary scented hair conditioner. A warm kitchen on a late winter evening. Fresh baked bread in the mornings. Candlelight. Mama’s big hug at night (real and online). A voicemail from a faraway friend. Mittens. An old [...]

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Recipes for a wet winter eve in Vancouver

February 24, 2010

Carrot and apple salad – 2 carrots – 1 apple – salt – good quality balsamic vinegar Shred carrots (must be shredded, not chopped).  Cube apple.  Mix in a bowl.  Sprinkle with salt and balsamic.  Serve chilled. Spinach tortilla – 5 eggs – 2 bunches of boiled spinach (or ‘speanuts’ according to my Mom’s shopping [...]

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Canadiana

February 23, 2010

We’ve spent the last few days taking in the Olympic sites and the gorgeous Vancouver sunshine. It hasn’t rained at all since we got here four days ago and we’re hoping the trend keeps up for a while. This city is abuzz with so much energy. Thousands of people walk the pedestrian downtown core, red [...]

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Bricklaying – the (insane) psychology of women

February 23, 2010

A friend forwarded this article on USA Today that talks about what makes people happy.  In summary there are three things:  1) the amount of time we spend with family and friends, 2) giving to others, and 3) time spent in a state of “flow” or mindfulness, where you get so lost in a task [...]

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SoCal for a week

February 22, 2010

A smattering (finally) of the last week in Southern California. This is Mister Incredible, being smothered by Miss Magnificent :p I love Minnie’s shoes! DJ hangin’ with Jesus on Hollywood Boulevard This is how we lost our grocery money for the next three weeks Sin city

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A for effort

February 21, 2010

You gotta love Canadian positivity. It has been so entertaining watching the games here, on Canadian networks. National pride is the highest I’ve ever seen. There are Canadian flags everywhere, people are always dressed in red, ‘Go Canada Go’ is on every bus, restaurant sign and website. It’s just nuts. And you really have to [...]

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Greetings from Canada

February 19, 2010

Apologies for my delinquency in writing. It’s been hard trying to find internet access during the last week.  Vegas, specifically, was lacking – unless I wanted to pay 6 dollars an hour for it.  And considering we lost money in open-face poker (which I am still cranky about three days later), it really wasn’t very [...]

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On Southern California

February 14, 2010

We’ve been here just a few days and already, the cold rainy weather from the Bay is becoming a distant memory.  Too bad the warmth won’t last long because we’re heading to Vancouver this Thursday.  Ack! But, the last few days have been great.  We hit Disneyland and California Adventures for a day.  I haven’t [...]

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Incognito

February 13, 2010

Apologies for the time between posts.  It's been a busy few days flying south and then spending a day at Disneyland (which is BEYOND exhausting but so much fun).  Tonight will have to be reserved for the Vancouver Olympic Opening Ceremonies!  =)  So, you'll hear from me after that!

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