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• Thx Thx Thx, I’m in Love with Your Blog

  

  Blogger, Leah Dieterich‘s mother always told her to write thank you notes and so she does – to absolutely everything! Thx Thx Thx, is a daily dose of... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Storytelling at Caplansky’s Deli

  

  My facial muscles are still joyfully aching after attending the storytelling event at Caplansky’s Deli last night.I arrived on my own not knowing what to expect... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• What Makes Us Happy?

  

  For me it’s pretty simple:-Cheese and a fresh baguette -Books blogs -Good coffee -Fresh air -Music -Running by the water -Infectious, from the belly... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Little Girl and Her Tomcat

  

  Ever since I came across this black and white photo series of a little girl and her tomcat, I can’t stop looking at them. Aren’t they just magical? Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wise Words: Anais Nin

  

  I’m certain that this one was written especially for me. I’m one of those people who runs around franticly pointing to all the fire exits in life. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Hey, May! You’re Great

  

  So far, May has been fabuloso! I have been out’n about in the city: Lounging in the sunshine, working in my garden, taking in concerts, chillin’ in the park wit... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Daydreaming

  

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  Posted on 01 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Gardening Blogs

  

  How was your weekend? I spent my weekend gardening in the backyard. Living downtown Toronto, I’m extremely lucky to have such a enormous green space to work in... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Solo Affair’s 1st Birthday

  

  It’s A Solo Affair’s 1st birthday — oh how we’ve grown! I remember writing my first post and then afterwards hoping that no one would read it! HAHA. (I’m... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• And I’m Back!

  

  Sometimes when I’m worried about something or feeling unanchored, I retreat into my own private world… the phone rings, the text messages come flooding in and... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Unsettled

  

  I had a weird week. I have started a dozen different entries — only to stop writing halfway through to start another. As I write this, I’m staring at several... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• “What I Wouldn’t Do”

  

  Your love is like an ocean that always takes me home Whispering wind is blowing telling me I’m not alone Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• T.g.i.f.

  

  What a week! I don’t know if it’s the gloomy weather or if I’m coming down with something but I’m zonked! I’m either in desperate need of sunshine or more... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Importance of Fostering Young Writers

  Yesterday, steered completely by serendipitous events, I found myself at the most unusual coffee shop up at Dufferin and Bloor called, Intergalactic Travel... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Alyson Provax’s Time Wasting Experiment

  

  When I first came across Alyson Provax’s time wasting experiment on Etsy, I was at a coffeeshop and I let out a startled gasp! Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• A House for Eddie

  

  I’m absolutely in love with this correspondence on Letters of Note!In June of 1956, Frank Lloyd Wright, a man posthumously recognised as “the greatest American... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Parents and Technology

  

  A couple of weeks ago while visiting with my parents, I came across, 24 Texts You Don’t Want to Get From Your Parents, and I read them out loud while we were... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Daydreaming

  

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  Posted on 08 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lonely? So Be Lonely.

  

  “When I get lonely these days, I think: So BE lonely, Liz. Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to th... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• 1 + 1 = 3: Ken Burns on What Makes a Great Story

  This is just — great! Really, really great. Enjoy!“We have to keep the wolf from the door… We tell stories to continue ourselves. We all think an exception is... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION