just for fun
Iconic Canada
All week long we’ve been asking our twitter and Facebook friends to share with us their picks for iconic canadian music, television, and books. I must say, I was shocked at the outpouring of suggestions. There are tons of great Canadian artists out there that I didn’t even know about.
It’s true that this time of [...]
As Canadian as…
I am the daughter of a retired Canadian Studies professor. This means that as a tween, I knew more about obscure Canadian trivia and history than anyone in my class. My class reports would be about Grey Owl, some of the lesser known prime minsters, and my travels up through Kicking Horse Pass, and the [...]
The Idea of North
The day I sat on a dock on Lack of the Woods and heard Margaret Atwood reading This Is A Photograph of Me on CBC radio was my formative Canadian literary moment. The poem is about a photograph of a lake, and a poet losing her identity beneath the surface, describing [...]
Cool Canadian Things
A few weeks ago a conversation I was having with friends ventured into a discussion about childhood memories. While we spent some time reminiscing about Pogo Balls and My Child Dolls (which were the lesser known Mattel competitor to Cabbage Patch Dolls), someone was quick to mention the “Part of Our Heritage” commercials that appeared [...]
Let them eat funnel cake!
Of all the holidays we get to enjoy as citizens of this country – including the gluttonous bliss that is Thanksgiving and the hilarious one-upmanship of Halloween – Canada Day has always topped my list.
Year after year, my family and I would celebrate by watching the local fireworks show from our backyard. We’d feast on [...]
Going Digital
Any one close to me, or anyone who happens to follow me on Facebook, knows that I celebrated a birthday this week. I hit the (not-so) monumental 2-6. But, anyone who knows me also knows that my birthday has been cursed. Over the last few years, something has always happened on my special day to [...]
Q and A with Carol Bennett McCuaig, author of Encountering the Wild
It’s June 1st – finally, it’s time for summer to begin! As cottage season approaches, there’s no better time to immerse yourself in all that Canada’s wilderness has to offer. Just ask Dundurn author Carol Bennett McCuaig. Her recently released book Encountering the Wild contains several exciting stories and up-close observations on wildlife and nature from [...]
