Is anyone getting the feeling that they're living in a giant pressure cooker these days? Oh my, the heat and the humidity. It's brutal. Even the mascot of Quebec's winter carnival, the Bonhomme Carnaval, had a heat stroke two days ago during an event. Poor Bonhomme. Life is hard for mascots.

I tried to make strawberry jam this week, and I'm afraid I ( Read more... )

You know what's almost better than chocolate? Butterscotch.

You know what's almost better than butterscotch? Freshly baked oatmeal butterscotch bars.

Butterscotch bars, butterscotch bars, oh I love you so.

Why am I baking butterscotch bars in the morning?

a) I'm desperately trying to avoid facing my thesis.
b) I'm desperately trying to contain my glee ( Read more... )

I've read this book about simple living a while ago, and something struck me then. The writer suggested that we should transform some everyday tasks into collective experiences.

( And so it goes )