February 14, 2014 Toronto, ON Happy Valentine’s Day Lovers, I hope this finds you all well and weathering the wild winter like troopers. I’ve been in hibernation mode here at Casa Sweetlandia working hard and writing up a storm. I’ve just finished an article for my brilliant pal Aurora Jane‘s new arts and culture website mojojunction.com.You’ll find within the tale…   see more…

February 8, 2013Toronto, ONSalut from under a scintillating snow blanket … I reckon that most of you in Eastern North America know what I mean. I’ve just returned from a wee tromp out in the wilds of the urban arctic, and am once again curled up with my new best friend – the hot water bottle.The snow storm gave me…   see more…

February 14, 2012Toronto, ON Mes Cheries, Happy Valentines Day! I’m back in bed, watching the X-files and drinking coffee with my Valentine. Who has dog breath. She’s still asleep, but any moment now Ursa la Sweetland will decide it’s time to get up and walk around the corner to the dog park, where I’m destined to throw her little blue…   see more…

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…

February 14, 2006London, ON Happy Valentines Day, my sweeties. Am hittin’ the road ASAP southwards to Virginia. My best friend Jenny is getting married to singer-songwriter compadre Chuck Brodsky this weekend in a wee special ceremony down in the holler. So looking forward to all the celebrations! Will certainly report on the adventures that transpire and will be posting photos…   see more…

February 26, 2005Victoria, BC Greetings again from my bright sunny kitchen in the glorious Victoria morning… Not a drop of rain has fallen since before Valentine’s Day and Vancouver Island has been positively drenched in golden sunlight. This is indeed strange weather behaviour for the Pacific Northwest in winter- but I complain not! I guess the desert down in the…   see more…

February 14, 2005Victoria, BC  Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. Being the true daughter of Venus that I am I cannot help but enjoy this day immensely. But really, any good excuse to buy myself some fine wine and roses is so ok with me… Was going to take myself on a fabulously nerdy Valentine’s Day date to the Dominion Observatory here…   see more…

February 14, 2004Shreveport, LA Happy Valentines Day, kittens. Today I woke up in my Mississippi sleazeball motel and decided to make a pilgrimage to find myself a Valentine. Drove all through northern Louisiana past Shreveport -almost to Texas- through some pine bayou or another and down some dirt road or two while big fat juicy snowflakes fell on my head….   see more…