What You Reading?

I was in the midst of a major reading slump at the start of this year. Life was moving at a slow pace (the kind of pace where you’re watching the clock tick by, waiting for something exciting to happen) but at the same time, there were plenty of distractions (not the good kind) to keep me occupied. But one day, I picked up a book and started reading again. That’s the thing about reading and new beginnings, you can always start again.  Continue reading

Book Recommendations: Pandemic Edition

There’s nothing pandemic-like about any of these book recommendations. I simply did a lot of reading at the beginning of this pandemic (dating back to March 2020) but, since then, have drastically scaled down my consumption- not by choice. Below is just a succinct list of books that either made me Continue reading

Five Memoirs That Changed My Life

Okay, maybe they didn’t change my life in any cosmic way but they dramatically shifted my perspective on my colourful upbringing. Instead of finding fault in the struggles my sisters and I overcame as kids growing up in our chaotic household, I have learned to be grateful for it. I am thankful for those exact struggles we faced because I am proud of the people we’ve become.

People always Continue reading

Table 21 Kitchen & Wine Bar

Guess who’s back?! Ash and I are back with a vengeance (okay well, maybe not with a vengeance because who’s angry? Not us! And to be honest, did we really leave!?! No, no we did not). We are excited to be starting the next installment of our food journey continued from where we left off in 2011 (okay, maybe we are “back”)!!

Ash was kind enough to do much of the leg work on this one, sending me a few options to pick from. And pick I did! I decided Continue reading