As an adult I’ve gravitated to older homes, which in Ontario means houses built in the 19th century. They are never perfect.
The kitchen dream makers
After two kitchen renovations fueled by IKEA, I wondered if this time we could possibly afford — gasp — custom cabinetry.
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.
Up ahead: Renovation Road
Despite my desire to not undertake renovations ever again, the house we bought needed work on the kitchen. And while we’re at it …
Ten years of injury prevention awareness, brick by brick
A visit to my work world: memories from my five Lego-bricks years of service at Parachute, Canada’s national charity dedicated to injury prevention.
Finding the urban forest
It took a time of isolation for us to discover the urban miracles that are the Toronto ravines.
It never dawned on me until now
My pandemic shopping adaptation: Hitting the St. Lawrence Market at 5 a.m. when it opens on Saturdays.
Inching our way toward “mostly plants”
The goal: beef, pork, fowl, fish or shellfish at only one meal per day and proteins from grains, pulses, nuts, vegetables, eggs and dairy at the other two meals.
