Back in the Saddle
April 21, 2014 |
Well I’m back from my trip! I think I’ve decided that my true calling in life is to be a lady of leisure. If you’re interested in...
Fall is coming!
April 18, 2014 |
I know spring has barely arrived here in Vancouver, let alone the rest of Canada, but my brain is speeding towards fall. The main reason for this...
Ampersands Galore!
April 17, 2014 |
Hi guys! What Dot said is true. We are sometimes flooded with ampersands. We have them on our couch. On our floor. Some of us took our...
The Joys of Fall in April
April 16, 2014 |
I’m sure that everyone out there is getting very excited about the imminent arrival of Spring. In Vancouver we recently had some very beautiful weather followed immediately...
More Diversity Please!
April 15, 2014 |
Growing up as a mixed kid, there weren’t a lot of characters I could relate to – characters who felt “other”. Especially not in picture books. And...
Vacation, All I Ever Wanted!
April 14, 2014 |
Next week I will regale you with talk of the books I read (between beachside naps) while away on vacation but for this week, I raise a...
Connections
April 11, 2014 |
Do you ever notice that people connect you with quirky things? If you had an odd name, they will comment on the obvious ( if you’re called...
Tips on Staying Warm and Healthy from Mark
April 10, 2014 |
Our Vancouver office gets a lot of flak from our Toronto office for being a tropical paradise of balmy temperatures. However, this isn’t strictly true. The current...
Day of Pink
April 9, 2014 |
Happy Day of Pink, all! Today is the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia and Transphobia (aka Day of Pink). To celebrate, we’ve decided to go pink for...
Jane Austen, meet Moleskine
April 8, 2014 |
Hola amigos! Si, it’s true I just came back from Cancun and plowed through 220 emails in 8.5 hours. As you can imagine, my mind is exhausted...
The Difficulty with Filing Cabinets
April 7, 2014 |
Hello dear readers! I was pondering what to write about for my first post, and I thought I should write about some exciting happening, but then I...
Hello World!
March 25, 2014 |
Hey all! So, Ampersand is finally joining the 2000’s with a BLOG! Woohoo! Though you may need to bear with us while we figure out how this...