Runnin’ on Empty
July 28, 2014 |
Hello all! I hope everyone had a most excellent weekend. I know I did! For months now, I’ve been training to run 10kms in under 55 minutes, and...
Potluck lunch this week
July 25, 2014 |
Happy Friday. This week we had one of our semi-regular staff potluck lunches where we all pick something from a cookbook and bring it in to share. ...
Someone has a crush on you…
July 24, 2014 |
Wink, wink. We know someone who has a crush on you. Who is it? I’ll give you a hint. She is in Liberty Village. Still don’t know?...
My Busy Life
July 23, 2014 |
Hi Everyone, I didn’t get too much reading done this weekend, so unfortunately I can’t update you on any of those exciting books I mentioned last time....
What I’m Reading: SWAY by Kat Spears
July 22, 2014 |
I’ve been enjoying Mark’s What I’m Reading posts so much that I decided, “Hey, I ought to do my own!” This weekend, I was faced with the difficult decision...
Green Gables
July 21, 2014 |
Wow, that was an AMAZING weekend, you guys! I Anne-with-an-E’d it up, ate my own weight in seafood, and had the most wonderful time. Pics or it...
Not sleeping (blame it on a book)
July 18, 2014 |
Happy Friday. My summer reading is in full swing and I need more hours in the day or the ability to function well with little or no...
A Cloud on the Eaton Centre
July 17, 2014 |
Hi guys! Guess where I will be on August 9th? Where I usually am on a Saturday…the mall. Only this time there will be a special occasion...
What I’m Reading (Again!)
July 16, 2014 |
Now that I’m back in the office and my travels are slowing a bit, I’m going to take some time to share with you all some of...
July Eats ‘N’ Tweets!
July 15, 2014 |
Yesterday was our July Eats ‘n’ Tweets, where one of us in the Toronto office cooks a meal from one of our cookbooks for everyone! Deciding that...
Summer fun in the Maritimes
July 14, 2014 |
Greetings from Halifax! I’m here for the Atlantic Bookfair, which is put on by the Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association. It’s my first time heading this far east in the...
Cooking is fun but sometimes you want something quick and good
July 11, 2014 |
Welcome to Friday. I look forward to the weekends because I love to cook and weekends give me more time so I don’t have to do the...
Louise Penney Convocation Speech
July 10, 2014 |
Hi Blog Friends! I thought I’d share this video of Louise Penny’s Convocation Speech at Bishop’s University. Enjoy! – Tamara
Time Travel
July 9, 2014 |
Hi All, Guess what? Ampersand’s blog has invented time travel. Hold your applause, please. How do we know? Well, in the space of only a moment, it...
Silly Camp Names
July 7, 2014 |
So one of the benefits of my job is that I have a standing subscription to Chirp, Chickadee, and Owl magazines. Last week I got the latest...
Friday already?
July 4, 2014 |
Hello and happy Friday. Hope you had a lovely Canada Day. I can’t believe it is Friday again so soon but in keeping with the traditions of...
One more day…
July 3, 2014 |
Well it’s officially my last day of being 30. I was born on the fourth of July and grew up with the healthy understanding that the fireworks that were...
What I’m Reading
July 2, 2014 |
Did you miss me? I’ve been rambling around the country in the service of books, so I haven’t had any time to blog! I just started reading...
Happy Canada Day!
June 30, 2014 |
Happy Monday all! I know we’re all very excited about Canada Day tomorrow (check out Vanessa’s post for fun books here). I thought I’d share my favouite piece of...
Ninja Librarians, who knew?
June 27, 2014 |
Happy Friday! Have you ever had a book on your stack of books for so long that you have almost forgotten about it? That happened to me...