“A friend took me to the most amazing place the other day. It’s called the Augusteum. Octavian Augustus built it to house his remains. When the barbarians came they trashed it a long with everything else. The great Augustus, Rome’s first true great emperor. How could he have imagined that Rome, the whole world as [...]
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The return of the stored sofa
When I moved into my place – now over two years ago – one half of my sectional sofa ended up in storage. At the time, I was working full time, and my significant other was still in law school, so he took the brunt of the moving responsibilities. He did a great job, with [...]
READ MORE »Bishin speaks for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Each year, thousands of Canadians of all ages and from all walks of life unite to participate in the Run. Their reasons for participating vary, but they all have the same goal; to create a future without breast cancer. You can read about my reasons for participating here. This past November, I was lucky enough [...]
READ MORE »Puppy snuggles
Palmer and Luca used to fight over one spot on the sofa. Recently they’ve just been sharing it.
READ MORE »Breaking up on Facebook
After three years together, and a year and a half of co-habitation, my significant other and I split up. Consequently, I’ve taken some time to heal, away from the internet, this blog, and most significantly, the glaring eyes of the Facebook comminuty. This was my first breakup in a Facebook era, and I didn’t realize [...]
READ MORE »Cute Neighbours
I share my terrace with the downstairs neighbours. They’re a sweet bunch. That’s Karine chilling after work, with Boris and Brutis on her lap.
READ MORE »We are the world
So, the king of pop died yesterday… the same day as Farrah Fawcett and a day after Ed McMahon. Farrah, who lost her 2.5 year battle against cancer, first gained worldwide fame for her now infamous poster (pictured.) 30 years later, it’s still hot. What I find incredible about Farrah is the way she documented [...]
READ MORE »Remembering Sheila Finestone
Sheila Finestone, the Former Liberal Senator and Member of Parliament has passed away. It seems so odd to me that she’s died. She was 82, but her own mother, Minnie, only died within the past decade, giving me the impression that Sheila would live forever. It wasn’t just her mother, either. Sheila was a firecracker, [...]
READ MORE »Softball Spazzery
It’s my third year playing women’s summer softball, and I absolutely love it. I never played softball as a kid ‘ I was always a soccer player ‘ but a few years ago when a girlfriend of mine decided to put together a team for and join our local league, I thought ‘why not’? We [...]
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