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On My Shelf: Books Read April 2026

  • Reading, MayBloPoMo
  • May 5, 2026
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Normally, I’d be enthused about the number of books I read in April. But this time, I managed to get through so many books because I largely ignored reasonable bedtimes to carve out solo reading time. (Also, none of these books were tremendously long… and I technically finished the Edmund Fitzgerald book in March, but…

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Exploring Helsinki: Cafe Regatta + Sibelius Monument + Tram Museum

Let’s rewind a few weeks, shall we?

When I was doing preliminary research about things to do in Helsinki, it was hard to ignore the number of times Cafe Regatta crossed my radar.

Noted!

So one chilly…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Helsinki, MayBloPoMo
  • May, 04, 2026
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Helsinki Winter Garden

I have lots of things to tell you about Helsinki, but I just got back from a day spent exploring more of the city with John and am about to dive into an evening…

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  • MayBloPoMo, Euro Adventure, Helsinki, Travel
  • May, 03, 2026
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MayBloPoMo? Why Not!!

Jenny and Kae have spearheaded a daily posting plan for May (I didn’t do NaBloPoMo this year; it felt too overwhelming!) and, since I’m already posting almost daily, I figured why not officially join…

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  • Blogging, Euro Adventure, Helsinki, MayBloPoMo, Travel
  • May, 02, 2026
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Happy Things Friday: 1 May

I am gobsmacked.

Today marks the official halfway point of our trip. Somehow, when we left Canada, 3.5 months sounded like… forever. And now we’re moving closer and closer to wrapping up this grand adventure.

And…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • May, 01, 2026
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Epic Europe Road Trip Day Seven: Lake Bled, Slovenia

And just like that, our road trip was coming to an end.

Here’s a quick refresher on our route:

And here are all the other road trip posts:

Epic Europe Road Trip Day One: Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein,…

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  • Euro Adventure, Road Trip, Travel
  • Apr, 30, 2026
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Epic Europe Road Trip Days Five & Six: Venice, Italy!

I know you’re used to a barrage of pictures, but this post is ratcheting things up to a brand new level.

What can I say? Venice is extremely photogenic.

AN EVENING IN VENICE

We were on the…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Road Trip
  • Apr, 29, 2026
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