I'm a prairie girl at heart, born and raised in Manitoba. I am currently living on the west coast with my Mexican hubby. Our cultural differences make the days interesting and his energy and love of life, food and travel makes this adventure with him a great one! I try to LIVE life to it's fullest, LOVE as much as I can, LAUGH always, EAT with enjoyment and TRAVEL to experience what this crazy world has to offer.
Okay…it’s time for a more light-hearted post after my stint as an investigative couch reporter these past few days. This post is courtesy of my ever lovely husband, Armando. He’s one of those people who has the gift-of-the-gab. But at times, he doesn’t know when to stop talking. It is perhaps a bit cultural. I … More Talking in Circles, Mexican-Style
So everything happens in three’s. This week I have been questioning where we live. We chose an urban area in Port Moody, thinking we can live the city life outside of Vancouver. But, our urban area is close to the beautiful British Columbia wilderness so when we saw three bears a block from our home … More Port Moody’s Investigative Couch Reporter
If you’ve followed my bear dilemma these last few days, you know that I’ve been a little stressed. I live in Port Moody, BC. It’s a city of 34,000 people and is part of the Greater Vancouver Area. It is an absolutely beautiful, small city but I’m starting to get too scared to enjoy it … More Bears and Bears and Cougars, Oh My!
A few minutes ago, across the street from our condo, three bears spotted eating garbage at the Port Moody Fire Hall. See…I live in bear country. Thank goodness I didn’t come across them on my walk the other day. Can you imagine?! I was worried about running into one bear but three?! Sorry for some … More Bears in Port Moody Part 2
Walk on a treadmill at the gym or walk outside on a tree-lined trail along the ocean? It kind of seemed like a no-brainer so I walked across the street this past Thursday to the trails near our home when I was suddenly confronted with this sign: I stood there for a few moments, processing the … More Bears in Port Moody
I am a huge popcorn lover, as many close friends and family can attest to. And a recent article in the Toronto Sun reported on some research that states that popcorn is good for you. After doing my dance of joy to the Popcorn Gods, I made myself an air-popped bowl of those healthy morsels. Yes, … More Mexican Snack Food
Coming soon to a TV near you…..Tamara and Armando!! Well, that’s what we had envisioned when we saw postings all over our condo lobby and elevators, notifying us that for four days, Steven Seagal and the cast and crew from his TV show True Justice would be filming an episode around our condo building. Our … More The Next Mr. and Mrs. Smith
I was fortunate to have met him. He was a smart, hardworking man who built a successful business and helped raise a family with drive and ambition. He was funny and would always make me laugh once Armando translated to me what he had just said. Yet, he also always made the effort to speak … More Armando’s Grandfather
Whenever Armando sees snow, he’s like a little kid. He can never pass a sheet of newly fallen snow without stomping his feet in it, making his mark on the smooth surface. But then again, he never grew up with snow, living in southern Mexico. Snow is still a novelty to him. Me, on the … More Prairie Snow Memories
I had good intentions. But it all went terribly wrong. After Armando gave me my amazing birthday surprise on Monday, I wanted to do a thoughtful gesture in return and what better way to do that than to make him a 5-course Valentine’s Day Dinner the next day. He was travelling with work and would … More Valentine’s Day Disaster
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