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Hit and Miss #198: Cooking, staying hungry

June 20, 2021

Hello! I’m writing this from the kitchen, a comfortable, cheery spot. I’ve just finished reading Crying in H Mart, by Michelle Zauner. If you’re not...

Hit and Miss #197: Responding to violence

June 13, 2021

Hello! I hope this finds you well. It’s warm in Ottawa, but compared to the heat we had earlier this week, it’s rather nice. It’s sometimes difficult to know...

Hit and Miss #196: Doors Open (online)

June 6, 2021

Hi there! This weekend is normally one of my favourites in Ottawa: Doors Open, when numerous interesting organizations, big and small, open their doors to...

Hit and Miss #195: 215 children

May 30, 2021

This week, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir shared the heavy announcement that the bodies of 215 children were found on the former...

Hit and Miss #194: What’s on the mind

May 23, 2021

Hello there! The weather here in Ottawa is all over the place. Scorching yesterday during the day, a hot breeze in the evening, then we barely touched 20...

Hit and Miss #193: Lilacs

May 16, 2021

Hello! We’re solidly into spring, now—it certainly feels so outside. The days heat up, though they’re not too muggy yet—here’s hoping for a gradual...

Hit and Miss #192: The world is cool

May 9, 2021

Hello! Just a few links for you today. I spent much of the weekend reading, finishing Dune for a book club this afternoon. I realized that most of the books...

Hit and Miss #191: Anniversaries

May 2, 2021

Hello! I hope you’ve enjoyed a proper weekend. It’s a week of anniversaries for me. May marks the anniversary of my joining the Canadian Digital Service...

Hit and Miss #190: To what grounds us

April 25, 2021

Somehow, inexplicably, this is the last weekend in April. (It is explicable, of course—it’s the inexorable march of time.) This is the same week the budget...

Hit and Miss #189: Furious, heartbroken—but not surprised

April 18, 2021

Hello! Well, it’s been quite a few days, hasn’t it? There’s been a lot of gloom. But today my family gathered on Zoom today to wish my Nonna happy birthday...

Hit and Miss #188: Daydream believer

April 11, 2021

Cheer up, sleepy Jean Oh, what can it mean To a daydream believer I spent much of yesterday afternoon lazing about, basking in the sun and feeling a cool...

Hit and Miss #187: Sunshine escape

April 4, 2021

Allo! We’ve the gift of gorgeous weather on this extra-long long weekend, and I’m indulging in it. Also I’m hiding from the news, which SUCKS. Briefly, some...

Hit and Miss #186: Rainy day people

March 28, 2021

Hello! It’s a drizzly day here in O-town. This afternoon, I’ll flop on the couch, read the paper, maybe play some video games—I’m aiming high, in other...

Hit and Miss #185: Spring—change, or not

March 21, 2021

Yesterday was the first day of spring. I woke relatively early, layered up (these edge weeks are so odd—chilly mornings, “hot” afternoons), and ventured out,...

Hit and Miss #184: On we go

March 14, 2021

Hello! The week was filled with speaking, writing, and all the thinking that demands. My brain is melted as the snow, but nourishing walks are setting it...

Hit and Miss #183: Reporting thoughtfully

March 7, 2021

A week today, the time change will slide sunsets an hour later, brightening the evenings even as we face a few more heavy months. Today marks the final day...

Hit and Miss #182: Keeping it light

February 28, 2021

It was a morning of hoar frost and slowly clearing fog, a perfect scene setter for my riverside ramble. The birds are on their way back, slowly—the weeks...

Hit and Miss #181: Close to home

February 21, 2021

It’s “cold” but not really cold today. After a few months of winter, the body adjusts—what feels unacceptably frigid in early fall becomes a pleasant winter...

Hit and Miss #180: Another day older, closer to the grave

February 14, 2021

It was a lovely week here in Ottawa—sunny, not too cold, ideal for long rambles. My adventures brought me to Hog’s Back Falls and the skateable extent of the...

Hit and Miss #179: Chase the sun

February 7, 2021

nervous laughter It’s February!? I know, I know, mentioning time passing is as clichéd as talking about the weather. But, goodness, it’s just zooming along....