Vancouver – A Fresh Start
November 10, 2020It’s been two weeks since we started our new suburban life in Greater Vancouver. It feels like a lifetime since… Continue reading
Category: Emigration
House Hunting Hell
October 1, 2020Is there any city where searching for a home is easy? If one exists, I’ve never heard of it. Certainly… Continue reading
Canada Reboot
September 25, 2020Our departure to start a new life in Vancouver did not come at a great time. Covid air travel is… Continue reading
Leaving Montreal – 3 years, 4 months and 1 week
September 12, 2020Covid spring turned into a meandering covid summer, but now there’s a bite in the air. Green leaves are starting… Continue reading
Heatwaves and Thunderstorms
August 18, 2020The end of summer is drawing closer. The weather is as reliable as anything else in this crazy 2020… Continue reading
Moving Day in Montreal
July 25, 2018One of the first things you need to learn about Quebec as in immigrant, is that Quebec likes to do… Continue reading
Toddling into Winter
December 11, 2017Autumn came to the city of Montreal as a breath of fresh, cool, air. Such a relief from long days… Continue reading
Finding your Tribe(s)
September 28, 2017Finding your tribe. It’s something you hear mentioned often, particularly when it comes to motherhood. Because ‘it takes a village… Continue reading
That Irish Girl
September 13, 2017We return home to our apartment each day. And it is our home already, even if it’s only been for… Continue reading
Three Months In: A New Life
August 11, 2017There’s been an overall sense of frustration lately. So little gets done with two children to look after. Inevitably one… Continue reading