<>This was definitely NOT your local Motel 6. On a recent visit to
Tofino (on Vancouver Island), I spent 3 days at the local hostel, a beautiful guesthouse perched on a point overlooking the harbour. I was a bit worried before I arrived that I would be alone in a sea of 17-year-old surfers (it was […]

I am not, nor have ever been, a big design gal. My “personal style” is generally slovenly, a mix of Goodwill grab bag meets hobo market. My apartment is decorated with a fascinating mix of thrift store pillows and bachelor-y piles of books that I need to read.
Slobby as I may be, I can […]

Welcome to the first installment of “The Fab List”, a semi-regular feature that will list some of my favourite places, people and things.
Let me clarify: these lists are in no way scientific, comprehensive, or objective. You will probably not learn anything by reading them. You may not even be entertained. However, such is the […]