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Never Have I Ever…Part 7

Seen a crocodile or alligator in the wild.

Been to a circus.

Had a walk-in bedroom closet.

Missed an airline flight.

Sung karaoke.

Visited a volcano.

Eaten an insect (on purpose — there was an incident my first time at…

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  • Never Have I Ever, Personality Insights, Random
  • Jun, 05, 2025
  • 31 Comments

Atlantic Time, Shower Brushing, Prague, and Blood + the Breakfast Table

Who’s ready for a random assortment of topics?

Ready or not, here it comes.

Here.

Time Zones

I live in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone. It’s common to assume I’m on Eastern, but EST and AST are not…

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  • Random, Travel
  • Jun, 04, 2025
  • 55 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Small Talk Topics

Some people are pure magic with small talk. (Joy, this is your cue to take a bow.) These people could talk to a doorframe and somehow get a response. I, on the other hand,…

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  • Personality Insights, Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • May, 29, 2025
  • 56 Comments

Beyond Their Cover — Judging Books by Colour and Height

After getting home from the library last week, I made a beeline for my closet to put away the newest additions to my reading stack. A few minutes later, I realized I’d been rearranging…

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  • Personality Insights, Random, Reading
  • May, 22, 2025
  • 52 Comments

Never Have I Ever…Part 6

Watched an episode of Bluey.

Travelled outside of Canada over the Christmas holiday.

Been in a row boat (though I’ve spent countless hours in canoes).

Permed my hair.

Learned how to tie a bow tie.

Made or received a…

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  • Never Have I Ever, Personality Insights, Random
  • May, 20, 2025
  • 56 Comments

Move Over, Hygge — Make Room for…Hurkle Durkle?

You know I love any excuse to talk about language — spelling, pronunciation, idioms. If it’s quirky and has a good backstory, I’m in. So you can imagine my delight when I stumbled across…

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  • Habits, Home, Language, Personality Insights
  • May, 05, 2025
  • 36 Comments

Lost Books, Last Chapters, and Lifelong Favourites

As so often happens (see last Monday), inspiration comes from the comment section of the blog. Today’s post is brought to you by Maria, who mentioned that two of the books she was reading…

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  • Random, Reading
  • Apr, 22, 2025
  • 63 Comments
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