By Piyushi Dhir
Winter Keya looked over at the presents neatly stacked under the Christmas tree and smiled. For someone who had never celebrated Christmas before, she certainly had gotten into the spirit of the festival really well. In fact, this was her first winter in Canada. Her husband and she had landed in Toronto seven months ago […]
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When I look back at the year that just went by, it is easy to think of it as a year of viruses, restrictions, lockdowns, fear and loneliness. After all, we just lived through the single biggest pandemic that has ever affected the world. But I refuse to call 2020 a “write-off” as so many […]
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2021 Update: The Christmas Lights will begin on 1 Dec 2021As the countdown to Christmas begins, there are festivities and lights at every turn. But nowhere as much as at Old Scugog Road in Bowmanville. If you live in the far east of the Greater Toronto Area, you may have been let into the secret […]
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Rick adjusted himself on his chair. His back hurt more than usual these days. He watched the red and orange leaves fall to the ground. Winter was not far away. A woman walking her dog stopped outside his house to see the pile of household items lying beside the sidewalk. Rick watched her skim the […]
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Never before has the world been joined together in such a similar predicament. Across countries, borders, cities and towns, people are living behind closed doors. Offices are closed, schools are shut and no, it is not summer vacation. It is a pandemic. As the mom of a three year old, I try every day to […]
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Every time a year comes to an end, I find myself looking back in reflection and gratitude. The idea is not to hold regrets, but to take away lessons from what happened and grow and do better in the year to come. Last night, as I sat by my 3 year old, waiting for him […]
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As 2019 dawns and we bid 2018 goodbye, social media is replete with people reminiscing about the year gone by. It made me wonder if it is another passing fad, but when I thought about it some more, I realized it doesn’t matter. Fad or not, the idea to look back and recapitulate what happened […]
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Vacations come and vacations go. Some meet your expectations, some disappoint and some surprise you. Toronto was a surprise package for us. If you have been reading my series of posts on Canada, you would already know about How We Got Permanent Residence for Canada and also about our arrival and New Beginning in Canada. […]
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After suggesting ways in which you can replace chemicals on your bathroom shelf with natural alternatives and also keep your child chemical free, I am offering some tips to minimize artificial foods in your kitchen. All of these are tried and tested methods that I have personally employed within my house. I am sharing these […]
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An article I read the other day opened my eyes and sent me in shock. It told me that on a daily basis, I was lathering myself with chemicals through an average of ten products. I counted and they were right! The skin, I read, is super-quick to absorb whatever you apply on it and […]
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