Canadian and U.S. Statutory Holidays
The period between New Year’s in January and early March can feel like a lull. The season is stagnant in the end of winter, life has returned back to regular […]
Category Archives: Life
Sounds of Home
This week, Silicon Valley transported me back to Vancouver, BC, Canada. Hearing the pitter-patter of raindrops hitting the eavestroughs/gutters brings me back to Vancouver’s winter months of cloudy and rainy […]
Vacation or stay-cation?
When vacation planning, I’m often torn between the allure of traveling abroad and the easy exploration of discovering local scenery. Both Silicon Valley and Vancouver, BC, Canada are situated along […]
Independence Day in Silicon Valley
Independence Day celebrations are already long past, but as I reminisce on our first 4th of July celebration in Silicon Valley, I am still impressed with the magnitude of celebrations […]
Happy Canada Day!
Over a year has past since moving from Canada to the United States, and yet I still confuse my fellow Americans with Canadian terminology. When I travel back to Canada […]
Friday Movie Night
Although movie night at home offers the convenience of adding subtitles and pausing the play for bathroom breaks, the full and director’s intended experience of the film is somewhat lost […]
Maker Faire 2013: Bay Area
Sometimes there are events that you attend which leave you inspired. The Maker Faire had just that kind of impact on us. Maker Faire started in the Bay Area 8 […]
Postage
There’s something magical about receiving a card or hand-written letter in the mail, and opening it to reveal its secret. As much as I love e-mail for keeping in touch […]
Coyote Valley Family Farm Feast
This afternoon, Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (OSA) hosted the “Coyote Valley Family Farm Feast” in their beautiful 348-acre Coyote Valley open space preserve in Morgan Hill, CA. A […]
Fahrenheit? I only know Celsius …
A full year has past since becoming a resident of the USA, and yet, I still think in Celsius. The question of “How hot do Vancouver summer’s get?” often comes […]
Silicon Valley Loonies 