Author Archives: Renee

About Renee

Fiftysomething biomechanical engineer, parent, partner, and recreational acrobat.

8 November 2020

With the exception of changing out Friday’s red curry to green (I didn’t check to see if we actually had any red curry paste when I put it on the list) our work week meals went exactly to plan. The … Continue reading

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1 November 2020

After almost 2 weeks on the road Halloween was my first real day home. Toronto went trick-or-treatless thanks to rising covid spread in Ontario. The Haunted Walk* hosted a great virtual campfire series that we all attended virtually while I … Continue reading

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27 October 2020

Apologies for falling off the posting wagon. In my defence the last 2 weeks have been highly irregular. Am currently writing from deep inside the “Atlantic Bubble” which is an odd place for this Toronto based girl to be in … Continue reading

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12 October 2020

Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving! 2020 has been a challenging year, but our family has much to be thankful for. Today we are healthy and with each other and that is a lot right there. With the exception of his birthday, my … Continue reading

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11 October 2020

Poutine project behind us, the rest of the week went more or less to plan.  Taco Wednesday was definitely the most involved. For anyone not working from home in the middle of a pandemic, this is probably better left to … Continue reading

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4 October 2020 – Poutine Project

Poutine project was a massive success! Simon and the kiddo took lead on this one. I just took photos and made a quick trip out for additional fry oil. I’d had aspirations of making the cheese curds, but realized my … Continue reading

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3 October 2020

As usual, actual implementation of the weekly meal plan went off road in a few places. Sunday: roast squash, brussels sprouts, sweet potatos, pork chops -Pretty easy to stick with any plan straight out of the gate! Monday: cod au … Continue reading

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27 September 2020

Despite 10+ years of having this blog, it is pretty obvious by now that I’m not a frequent poster. This is partly due to laziness, partly due to the fact that after a week of working on the computer I’m … Continue reading

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15 August 2020

Back in dinosaur times (circa 1998 probably) on a family trip to New Brunswick, my 2 years older cousin showed up for a visit driving an incredible car. Laurena has always been the coolest person known to my sister and … Continue reading

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21 March 2020

Quarantine Diary The world is crazy right now. Still early days and we are trying to make the best of our pandemic time at home. Thankful to be healthy.

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