His newest hobby

It appears my son has a new hobby: screaming each night for up to an hour when we try to put him to bed.
It started almost a week ago. My husband was off playing cards with his buddies, so it was just me putting the little guy to sleep. We went through our usual routine. [...]

Canada, basically like America, only quainter

Going to Canada is not really like going to another country. Sure, there are slight difference. They measure speed in kilometers (and after some serious calculating and recalculating, I figured out 10 km = about 6.5 mph), they say “mum” and their houses hang out flags with maple leaves on them, but aside from that, [...]

Chocolate Monday: Godiva’s Ice Cream Parlor Truffles

I feel I have neglected these truffles. Originally these were going to be the focus of my first Chocolate Monday post, but then I started traveling and finding interesting chocolates on the road, so these got pushed to the side. However, since they are a special release for the summer (and only available until the [...]

War Zone: My classroom

I had to stop by school today to see if one of my textbooks had come in. Considering we have three weeks from today until the start of school, I figured I probably needed to start going through the new book to figure out what I’d be teaching. I decided on the book because I’d [...]

The Canadian Stage

On Friday I pointed my car north and started driving. It’s not quite as aimless as that. I knew where I wanted my car to go: Stratford, Ontario. My bff was kind enough to join me for my latest Shakespearean endeavor, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
Now, for a festival named after the bard, I kind of hoped [...]

Chocolate Monday: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Since I’m in yet another new place, one of the first things I decided to scope out was the chocolate scene. Turns out the charming little town of Stratford, Ontario (Canada) has three different chocolate shops, and no shortage of fun and non-American candy bars just ripe for the picking.
So I started with the first [...]

Shakespeare in the Nation’s capital

As part of my fellowship, I’m traveling to different spots around the globe (it sounds more cosmopolitan than it actually is) watching performances of some of Shakespeare’s best works. I won’t say great performances of his works, but for the most part, my time spent in the theater has been pretty good.
My latest foray into [...]

Ode to my GPS

Disclaimer: For those of you who are actual English majors, poets or know-it-alls, I know this is not actually an ode. It’s just a title. I know what an ode is. I teach odes in depth. I’m just taking poetic license here. I also realize this is not, in anyway, even poetry (don’t get me [...]

Chocolate Monday: Cake Love

So this was absolutely, 100% done for yesterday. But….I was in DC visiting family and had no way to upload the pics to go with the post (as my cord was here). Sorry for the delay, but I think the visuals really do help.
I’m having a little trouble with chocolate Monday. Not for lack of [...]

The visit

Tomorrow I leave for my first summer road trip. I’m a little nervous about it for a couple of reasons. For one, it’ll be the first real car trip with my son. We get to spend 11 hours together in my little car. Up until now, the longest we’ve been in the car together is [...]