Montreal is close enough to Hamilton that it’s fairly easy to get to by plane but far enough away that a car ride seems daunting. Keeping those factors in mind, a couple of months ago a friend and I planned a trip (opting for the quick 45-minute flight) for mid-July.
From March 24th – 31st my family (mom, dad, sister, brother-in-law, aunt, and uncle) embarked on a cruise vacation on the Royal Caribbean ship with Princess Cruises.
“What she needs are stories. Stories are a way to preserve one’s self. To be remembered. And to forget. Stories come in so many forms: in charcoal, and in song, in paintings, poems, films. And books. Books, she has found, are a way to live a thousand lives—or to find strength in a very long…
“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book,” Jane Smiley.
I found myself in a reading slump for a large portion of 2023. I made excuses from being too busy at work (and as a result being too tired), starting a new job … to having too much going on leaving no time for reading. But when it comes down to it, I simply didn’t…
“Winter forms our character and brings out our best,” Tom Allen.
It’s hard to believe 2023 is almost over. While I’ll admit I definitely didn’t do as much reading as I wanted to this year, there is still time to go out with a bang. With that said, I wanted to share my 2023 December reading list.
Fall doesn’t officially start for another couple of weeks, but I would lying if I said I haven’t been thinking about the upcoming Autumn season since the beginning of August. And I started thinking about what I wanted to read during the season long before then.
Read more What I’ll be Reading This Autumn (My Fall 2023 Reading List)
Earlier this month I found myself with some free time on a Sunday. In my world when I have free time my brain immediately thinks of one word, bookstore.
All throughout my reading life I didn’t think I was much of a coffee table book person … until I was. Now I absolutely love coffee them. There’s something so soothing about placing a well-written book, that’s also aesthetically pleasing, on a coffee table, nightstand, kitchen counter, etc. Here are some of my favourite coffee…
Paige Petrovsky 