I wanted a light, pale flooring to set off our teak furniture: many woods and finishes turn an amber-gold colour and that’s too close to the warm wood of teak.
Tag: Waterloo
My Canada, 144/150: New York’s Canada corner
This July 1 concert has become an annual Canada Day tradition at Joe’s Pub in the Village in south Manhattan, New York.
My Canada, 108/150: Library love
Libraries are fundmanetally founded on a sharing economy, long before business monetized sharing via Uber and Airbnb.
My Canada, 102/150: Into the woods
Delicacy and respect is required if one’s going to tramp about the woods to gather your vegetables.
My Canada, 66/150: The Lord of the Manors
If you want luxury in Waterloo County, it doesn’t get any more deluxe than Langdon Hall.
My Canada, 64/150: The fruits of technology
It’s hard to picture what Waterloo Region would be like if BlackBerry never happened.
My Canada, 63/150: The innovation engine
Waterloo’s a place where school’s more important than cool: terms such as “nerd”, “geek” and “wonk” are compliments, not insults.
My Canada, 62/150: Plain and not so simple
It took many years for me to realize, growing up, that not everyone had horse-drawn buggies clomp-clomping by their home.
Teahen Tales 