Today is the last day of 2025 😮😮😮 As I sit down to write this piece, I can hardly believe how quickly another year has passed. I started this blog on June 13, 2020 , five years have passed since day one and I am still enjoying writing it from time to time, this article marks entry number 848 , a small but meaningful milestone in my writing journey — one that continues to document the little moments, big lessons, and everything in between 🎉🎉🎉 Below are a few memorable hi

🥐 🎂💖❤️ 🎉 ✨🥐🎂 💫 🥰🎉 🌸 🎂✨💕🥐📸 🌸 🎂✨💕🥐📸 🌸 🎂✨💕🥐📸 Thanksgiving , or Thanksgiving Day , is an annual Canadian holiday held on the second Monday in October. The date varies from year to year. This year, it falls on October 13 - coincidentally, my birthday 😊😊😊 For this double celebration, I celebrated in style—thanks to my amazing kids, who gifted me a trip to the City of Love and Light: Paris ❤️❤️❤️ They had organized the trip months in advance and flew in

Summer in Montreal is truly special, and I want to make the most of it by planning ahead. I’ve decided to make separate plans for...

I love weekends , and I have written many articles about my weekends. Here are just a few examples (from the most recent blog post)....

“A New Chapter” — that was the title of the blog post I published on May 13 last year when I started this journey with the Canada Water...

April 20 is your birthday, my precious daughter 👧👧👧 Here is a note I wrote on your birthday, but published it a day after ☺️☺️☺️ I...

It has been a week since my son and his girlfriend visited. They arrived from New York on a Wednesday, spent the weekend, and left...

The days are fleeting, and in just a few days, we have to say Goodbye to 2024 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️ In Chinese, we say: 光阴荏苒, 岁月如梭. ⏳⏳⌛...

I just had a truly special weekend, all thanks to the weekend special  ✈️ 🚆🚕 An all-inclusive incredible trip to New York 🥰🥰🥰 Room,...

October 16 to 25, marked my second vacation this year, but it is my first time visiting a country called Morocco in North Africa. My...

How do you celebrate your birthday? Is there usually a birthday cake to go with the celebration? I bet that you do! I was very lucky this...

It has been a week since I wanted to write about " the pool ". What pool? Swimming pool? You may ask 🤔🤔🤔 Well, I can start from there...

Today is a HOT day, 31 degrees at 1:20 pm and it feels like 38 🌞🌞🌞 Despite the heat, today is a very special day for me ❤️❤️❤️ On...

It started more or less yesterday. Now I am jotting them down on my blog for your special day. It will be my present as the thoughts are...

It has been a week since I started my new chapter: working for Canada Water Agency. I like the new modern office, it is minutes away from...

The 13th of May marked a new chapter in my life, at least TWICE. On May 13, 1997, I arrived in Edmonton, the first foreign city in a...

I didn't look for another job when I started my one-year term with Health Canada last May. I told myself: I am safe, I have a year ahead....

The real luxuries? What are they? Where are they? Answer: they are in the simple things illustrated in the image found on Facebook: A...

I got the news on Thursday, March 14 that my French oral test has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 27 at 8:00 am. Less than two weeks...

Place des Arts is a major performing arts center in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Canada's largest cultural and artistic complex. It has...