Category: Books
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‘Tequila Mockingbird’ and other Harper Lee News
Hello readers, Big news in the literary world this week: Harper Lee, Pulitzer-winning author of To Kill a Mockingbird, is releasing a new book for the first time in more than 50 years! This is timely news because I’m totally re-reading To Kill a Mockingbird right now. Lee’s new book, Go Set a Watchman, is a […]
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Cooking Adventures with Kaeri and Katrina
Hello readers, I’m currently between books – I just finished All the President’s Men and am in the process of deciding what to read next. Therefore, I bring you a post about one of my very favourite things: perogies! On Saturday, my bestie/cooking buddy Kaeri and I decided to get crafty in the kitchen. We […]
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Rory Gilmore, role model
Hello readers! The theme of this semester seems to be ‘investigative journalism’, and I’m all for it. I mean, one of my favourite fictional TV role models, Rory Gilmore of The Gilmore Girls (now on Netflix – goodbye spare time), wanted to be a journalist and liked to do undercover, investigative pieces. If she can […]
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New Year, New Books!
Hello readers, Welcome back! I took a bit of break from writing over the holidays to take full advantage of my time off, and it was blissful. I did a lot of sleeping, reading, movie watching, treat eating, crafting (see my last blog post!), and friend seeing – I feel like I don’t get to […]
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Anne of Green Gables and other pretty things
Hello readers! I hope you are all enjoying this holiday season with friends, family, and good food! As we say goodbye to 2014 and welcome in a brand new year, I am especially grateful for my super supportive friends, my lovely family, my amazing grandparents (who survived a devastating house fire in mid-December and are starting a […]
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‘Tis the Season
December is almost here! I’ve been waiting for December for a while now. Not only do I get a break from school but I also get to enjoy Christmas baking, Christmas music, Christmas movies, Christmas sweaters…. I think you get the point. I love Christmas. I’ve been wearing my reindeer sweater since October. I quote Elf year round. […]
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Katrina and Jessica try out a recipe!
Hello readers! You may recall that last month I read The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult. Well, fun fact for you, there’s a recipe at the back of the book and my friend Jessica and I decided to try it out this past Saturday. It was an exciting day! Not only did we have a chance […]
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Are you proud to be Canadian?
Hello readers! This week, I’ll be reviewing a play I saw this week. I like theatre a lot (I’ll admit to being a huge fan of musicals!) – theatre is another form of storytelling and it was a pleasure to go see Proud, put on by Theatre Projects Manitoba. If you have a chance, check […]
Literally, Katrina 