Best wishes to everyone as we all face these interesting times together. I hope you and your loved ones are able to stay safe, stay connected, and stay informed…and I will try to occasionally share useful information from here. Good luck, and remember to wash your hands! Continue reading COVID-19: Update from Lake Ontario, as Canada’s pandemic response intensifies
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to one and all, as this will probably be the last update before the holidays really kick into full swing. Today was the last day of school for our kindergartener before winter break, so starting tomorrow this househusband is probably going to be pretty busy chasing a little toboggan rider around. Continue reading Our first New Year’s in an all-new homeland
The past two months have been quite a whirlwind, and I didn’t intend to take so much time off from this blog but as it turns out when you pack up your computer to move, are a lazy smartphone typist, and have two kids to juggle…this sort of thing happens. On the upside, I now have a ridiculous amount of information to share so this might be the most “interesting” update yet! Continue reading Thirty-six days next to our new favourite lake
It’s just about to be Canada Day! Happy birthday, our new home and native land…that’s right, if you’re just tuning in, we’re moving to Ontario and we’ve chosen today to tell our friends because it also happens to be a national holiday and the 150th celebration since Canadian confederation. Continue reading Sesquicentennial: year zero for a new family
Just shy of five years ago I posted here saying I was going to start telling stories about what led to our presumably forthcoming migration to Canada, but eventually closed down the blog and kind of forgot about it. Why? Continue reading The pursuit of “a goal that serves to organize and measure the best of our energies”
It is now 2017, almost five years since I started this blog, and I am blowing the digital dust bunnies off this thing because? We are currently in final preparations toward moving to Canada. Continue reading Fish don’t fry in the kitchen, beans don’t burn on the grill (we’re movin’ on up!)
It’s been a while! Let me assure you, however, that this blog is back and we’re going to have some pretty big news to share soon. So until then, “thanks for watching” and, as they say, “stay tuned.” Continue reading We now return to our previously scheduled programming…
The purpose of this blog will be to chronicle our experiences as we attempt to immigrate to Canada from the United States, perhaps even someday becoming Canadian citizens. Continue reading Our mission starts with a mission statement
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