2016-03-04 00:25
Brian Byrne is a local radio personality in Halifax, and he got to see DJ Ashba.
Brian Byrne talked on the radio and wrote on his blog about his experience of seeing DJ Ashba.
Actually, he… Read More
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Describing the day-to-day experiences and challenges of an immigrant family trying to settle in Halifax, Canada
2016-01-25 05:56
-“Why don’t you go faster?” chirped the Golden Boy, exasperated by our slow crawl on the snowy roads. Ever the obliging mom, despite my better judgement, I press slightly o… Read More
2016-01-16 17:23
My mind-fuck with EOS began a few years ago- in 2013 I think, which would mean London, but I can’t place the exact moment. All I know is that little colourful eggs popped up everywhere… Read More
2016-01-07 12:43
By any measure, I have led a privileged life to date, not marred by the extremities of human suffering. And yet, Gentle Reader, I have not led a sheltered life. I was listing the other day… Read More
2016-01-05 03:50
In season 1 of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, detective Olivia Benson had newly joined the “elite” task force, “dedicated” to sex-based criminal offenses. She w… Read More
2015-12-05 15:40
-Henry, it’s time to go bed.
-No! I don’t wanna go to bed!
-Come on sweetie, it’s late already. I’ll tuck you in.
-I said I don’t wanna go to bed! Why do you al… Read More
2015-11-21 14:42
Story-telling is not just for bedtime. Some mornings, I wake up earlier than necessary and can’t fall back to sleep. I cuddle up to the sleeping Golden Boy, and begin telling him a sto… Read More
2015-11-14 22:22
It was around 3. We were driving home after a visit to Winners- boots were needed urgently. The Princess had chosen beautiful dark brown laced up boots, slim in the front, sturdy at the back… Read More
2015-10-31 19:39
Technically, it is a long short story, or perhaps a short novel. There are no murders, poisonings or madness in this story (actually, yes, maybe some madness, as you will see, just a little… Read More
2015-10-29 22:25
Dave Grohl- such a role model of goodness and gentlemanliness. Did you hear what he did in Sweden, singing with a broken leg, so his fans wouldn’t be disappointed? What a truly good ma… Read More
2015-09-29 23:07
The Princess had had an amazing summer. Iran, Italy. Sometimes with mother’s family, aunts and uncles, sometimes with father’s, more aunts and cousins. Beautiful food: juicy rich… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
My first encounter with the delicate Canadian digestive system came many years ago, before I had set foot in Canada. I was in Istanbul, at some international workshop, with a bunch of Canadi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Even though I am one of the most liberal parents I know, with no hard-and-fast rules regarding snacks, treats, chores, vegetables and other issues known to burn fiercely in many households… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
There is a picture of us from the first Persian New Year we were in Halifax, many, many, many years ago. We are sitting round a sofreh, a length of traditional Iranian plastic spread on the… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The young girl sitting in the basement of the Natural History Museum had the quiet face of the models for Coco Chanel’s Mademoiselle perfume. But she was dressed in a peculiarly unbeco… Read More
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