DIY
March 17, 2016 |
Hi guys! I decided to re-do my office, which at one point had hand-drawn pictures of holiday images on it, (compliments of my coworkers, myself, and Peter...
Seasonal Data!
March 10, 2016 |
Hi guys, This is the one of the most important times of the year for me – and only me – at Ampersand. It’s when I come...
Books and Travels
March 7, 2016 |
One of the best parts about touring around the country to various bookfairs is that you get to go to bookstores! I’ve been making my way through...
Interior Events
March 3, 2016 |
Hello from the Okanagan! I’ve spent the last week with lovely booksellers talking about the fantastic new books coming this spring. Also, due to the distances between...
The Butcher’s Hook – nothing wholesome!
March 1, 2016 |
This week House of Anansi is releasing The Butcher’s Hook by Janet Ellis – a dark domestic drama set in 18th century Georgian London. Heroine Anne Jaccob...
How I Spend My Money
February 25, 2016 |
So true, so true. Tamara
The Final Bookfair
February 22, 2016 |
Saving the best for last, this February, because I’m off to Calgary! One of my favourite events at this bookfair is the two hours I get to...
I’m a Geek Femininist
February 19, 2016 |
In what should come as no surprise to anyone who has talked to me for longer than forty-five seconds, I self-identify as a geek feminist. How could...
Gathering of Shadows
February 18, 2016 |
Hi guys! I’m starting to read A Gathering of Shadows, the second book to A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab. A while back Dani wrote about...
Singing in the Rain
February 17, 2016 |
Just wrapped up the Western Book Fair in Victoria. And yes it did look like Ali’s previous post on the last day but before you easterners turn...
Book Fair
February 11, 2016 |
This weekend I am leaving, not on a jet plane, but on a ferry boat. Where am I headed, you ask? That’s right! Lorna, Ali and myself...
Planet Friendly Diet by Cat Smiley
February 11, 2016 |
Hi guys, New Society Publishers has a great new book coming out called Planet Friendly Diet by Cat Smiley. I wanted to share this video with you, enjoy!...
Who knows?
February 11, 2016 |
Tamara
Family Day
February 8, 2016 |
A gorgeous spring like day for our BC Family Day in Victoria. My family hiked up Mount Doug, a park on the outskirts of Victoria with our...
Long Weekend!
February 5, 2016 |
British Columbians have always been known for being rebels, perhaps because the rain makes our socks wet and we transfer that annoyance onto The Man. So in...
Chicken Tikka!
February 4, 2016 |
This is my second blog post about a cookbook that I’ve already blogged about. Rather than another Randy Shore recipe, I’ve made one more meal from Meera Sodha’s Made in...
We’re Ready!
January 28, 2016 |
Hi guys! We set up the gift show yesterday and we are slightly tired. As Jenny mentioned below, we are excited and ready to see you! So...
Toronto Gift Fair
January 27, 2016 |
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– Of all the gift show things!” It’s that time of year...
Lang may yer lum reek!
January 25, 2016 |
Translation: “long may your chimney smoke!” Squeaking this in just before Robbie Burns Day closes – enjoy this rendition of Auld Lang Syne by the Red Hot...
I Have Arrived
January 22, 2016 |
You know in movies about Business People™ where they all meet around a boardroom table and there are fancy chairs and someone Very Important talks about something...