Easy and reliable access to the internet has brought many awesome things to my life, but discovering online comic strips has been an unexpected bonus. Like most kids of my era, I devoured Archie comics and the Sunday colour comics. But as I got older, adult comic books, manga and graphic novels felt inaccessible. Enter […]
Weekly Reads
Weekly Reads: Being grateful
We’re not American, but if you read any American media it’s hard to escape the anticipation around Thanksgiving. Since we’re living in Europe, I forgot a bit about Canadian Thanksgiving (celebrated in October) – so I feel like I’m getting a second shot at feeling the Thanksgiving spirit. In the spirit of Thanksgiving I’m sharing […]
Weekly Reads: Ellen Pao and current events
I’ve been consuming too much news media this week. Have you been able to read about Harvey Weinstein’s decades long campaign of sexual assault, harassment and rape, without wanting to punch someone? No, me neither. Several times I’ve made the mistake of reading the comments. Bad idea. It’s always the woman’s fault: they always should […]
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Weekly Reads: easy chicken stew
Welcome to Weekly Reads, where we share things we’ve found around the web. I’ve always liked chicken stew, but never knew how to make it. All the recipes I saw always seemed overly complicated. Until I came across the Smitten Kitchen Chicken Pot Pie recipe. I have no need to make pie crust ever in […]
Weekly Reads: girls in dinosaur dresses and baking a cake
Welcome to Weekly Reads, where we share bits and pieces of things we’ve found around the web. Princess Awesome Raising a daughter has been challenging and fascinating and occasionally terrifying. One of the best parts has been watching her discover the world around her and take an interest in new things. She loves purple and […]