It's Canada Day! I made waffles.


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So this post has literally no purpose except to show you guys this photo of a meerkat I took at the Calgary Zoo today.


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Check out my new writing buddy!


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Arrived back today from the Epic Maritimes Road Trip. We visited 3 province in 11 days, and it was an amazing, awesome, fantastic trip, but i think we could easily have spent the whole time in any one of the said provinces and still wished we had more time to do this thing or visit that other place.

Having eaten my way steadily through 3 provinces ( Read more... )

Here is SP on last week's maple-syrup-themed school field trip, sketching a tree in the midst of a snow squall.


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The view from my office window at some point this afternoon ...


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Heat a slosh of olive oil in the big saucepan over medium-low heat. Meanwhile, slice 2 slices off the red onion left over from the Israeli salad and chop into small dice. Sauté in the oil until softish.

Meanwhile, cut a big tomato into medium-sized chunks, pausing periodically to stir the onions. Dump the tomato chunks into the saucepan and stir for ( Read more... )

Trumpetista in the house!


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Testing. Testing.


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