February 14, 2011Toronto, ON Happy Valentine’s Day! I am celebrating said most torturous of Hallmark holidays in true Venusian splendour. Had a delicious dinner tonight at Tati with my friends. Black Cod is a fantastic Valentine’s date in lieu if an actual human man. It’s been a very wintery month chez moi and somewhat of a challenging one. I seem…   see more…

January 30, 2010  Dalkeith, ON Mmmm back in Farm Heaven at last! When I close my eyes I can still tell I’m here … The heat of the wood stove, the mew of the kitten, the waft of bourbon hot chocolate, and the sniff of something delicious Captain Dirt is cooking up in the kitchen! This weekend I decided to…   see more…

January 20, 2011  Toronto, ON Home Sweetland Home after a wee jaunt to Siberburbia. There I slept like a baby and kidnapped one small furry beast! Said beast are I back in the big city, warming up with some parsnip soup, and some serious Cary Grant. A couple days ago it was my amazing grandmother’s 90th birthday. It would also…   see more…

January 12, 2011  Toronto, ON Bonjour from Casa Sweetlandia. I’m all curled up in my new favourite perch chez moi, up the stairs on the landing by the window. I feel like a cat. Me, myself, the white sheepskin rug, the damask cushions, three beeswax tapers, a vase of red roses, a cup of strong coffee, and a jar of…   see more…

January 1, 2011 Toronto, ON Happy New Year!  Hope you all had a glorious eve hier soir. My plans for the night went from drinking bubbly in the bubble bath by myself, to attending three parties and perhaps another … To trying to decide between the blue dress and the black dress … To getting sucked back into bed and…   see more…

December 21, 2010  Toronto, ON Happy winter! And a lovely day it is to begin a shiny new season. I’m feeling rather shiny and new myself. Even after staying up the better part of the night to watch la lune in all its orange shadowy glory … And glorious it was to be true. I have a big day today,…   see more…

December 10, 2010  London, ON I’m back in L-town avec famille for a wee spell. Since I last visited but a fortnight ago, the sky has dumped a whole meter of snow here! And in Toronto, two hours away we got all of two centimetres? Bonjour lake-effect. The snow drift in my parents’ backyard goes all the way up to…   see more…

December 6, 2010  Toronto, ON It is winter here at last in dusty white Toronto! Brrrrr. I’ve been hibernating away in my warm Sweetlandish sanctuary avec faux fireplace, gingery beverage and steaming pot of soup. It’s been so wonderful to have time off to rest, breathe, think, work and organize my life. All in preparation for the next phase. Be…   see more…

November 25, 2010Toronto, ON Just home from an incredible night out on the town. Went to see my flamenco dance teacher Esmeralda Enrique’s company’s performance “Espejo de Oro” at the Harbourfront Fleck Dance Theatre … It was absolutely brilliant and beautiful. I’ll be dreaming of those costumes for the rest of my life. Not to mention, I am so inspired…   see more…

November 12, 2010  Toronto, ON It was a foggy night in hogtown to be true! I spent much of it up on my high perch above the street, watching the mist roll in … But I simply could no longer contain myself. I had to venture out in it. Wandered down to the Distillery where I grabbed a few sweet…   see more…