Many of my 2024 reads were thought-provoking works of non-fiction, from biographies to social analyses. Here’s my top 10.
Category: Culture – literature
The dream kitchen
Knowing that, somewhere down the road, we had a kitchen renovation ahead, in the past three years I started looking more closely at other people’s kitchens.
Saying “yes” and sparking joy
Originally posted on Hook & Eye:
I’m kind of a Kondo-ite. The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up rivals Pride and Prejudice on my list of sick-in-bed comfort reads. When stressed, I throw things out. It’s never been the wrong thing to do. It’s my first week back to teaching, after my year-long sabbatical and…
My Canada: 150 tales about the country I call home
I hope you will gain a new appreciation for the complexity of a country that, against many odds, has become a beacon of civilization in our modern times.
My Canada, 139/150: Our special snowflakes
In Canada, “special snowflake” can mean those citizens honoured with an Order of Canada.
My Canada, 131/150: A haunting legacy
“I know it sounds tacky,” said our B&B host in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, “but go on the ghost walk.”
My Canada, 110/150: Our national treasures
No trip to Canada’s capital is complete without visiting one of the dozen national museums based in Ottawa.
My Canada, 108/150: Library love
Libraries are fundmanetally founded on a sharing economy, long before business monetized sharing via Uber and Airbnb.
Teahen Tales 