I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy Easter. We had friends visit from the mainland of Australia this Easter break. They are a lovely family with two really cool little boys. The youngest boy was a bit worried about visiting us because … “how would the Easter bunny be able [...]

Earlier this year I had a surprise email from a company called Chair Candy in Sydney. Chair Candy are in the home decorations business. They take artworks, or photos, or any other patterns that you can store as a computer file, and apply it to their collection of chairs, blinds, cushions and ottomans. The results [...]

As you might know, I moved to Australia from Canada and the rest of my family still live there in the north. I spoke to my mother on Saturday morning via Skype and she mentioned that the whole family was getting together for Family Day on Monday, February 11th. Family Day!? When did this holiday [...]

A friend of mine asked me if I could paint an emu picture of us. We forged our friendship when we were in primary school. Contemplating of how to paint us, I reflected on where we came from and where we are now. In Canada, the public school system does not have school uniforms. My [...]