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Val City Gal
http://valcitygal.wordpress.com
I began writing a blog of sorts on Facebook using notes, back in September 2008. My husband and I had just moved from Montreal to Toronto (for work) and I wanted to let everyone back home know what we were up to.
In Montreal, we lived in a condo-style townhouse where yardwork was nonexistent and home improvements were scarce (it was a new construction). We moved into a detached house in Mississauga, equipped with yard, mature trees, inground pool and other homeowner paraphernalia, which was quite the change in itself.
I’ve always considered myself to be a city girl. Bugs still freak me out and I still can’t install a light fixture. But since our move, I’m proud to say I’ve won some homeowner battles with minimal scarring. :)
This blog began as a journal of our activities in a new city and new life. Although it’s deviated at times into random thoughts and the occasional rant, my passions remain the same (cooking, working on my Life List and making my home a happy one).
- Author: valcitygal
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- Tags: cooking goals holiday homeowner life list mississauga
Recent Posts
5th Day of Christmas
Dec 5: Snow Look – it’s snowing on my blog. There’s just something magical about snow falling during the weeks leading up to Christmas. There’s always that hope that we’ll have a white Christmas. I still feed sad if th...
4th Day of Christmas
Dec 4: Home Alone I loved it then, I love it now. I usually catch it on TV at some point every holiday season and still get a kick out of it, even though I practically know all the dialog by heart. The two bumbling thieves are still hilarious…Â...
Weird dream last night
So I had the strangest dream last night. I was with my husband, my sister and her kids, at my old office back in Montreal (at the old location, not the new one they moved to). From my old dept, there were windows along one wall and they gave a really...
November Wine of the Month
We picked up the box at the post office after work today and were excited to find a Shiraz (cheer!) as well as a Chardonnay from one of the wineries we visited on our NOTL wine tour. On the left, a 2007 Limited Edition shiraz from the Magnotta Winer...
3rd Day of Christmas
Dec. 3: Decorations I don’t decorate the house for any other holiday. No pumpkins or ghoulies for Halloween… No hearts and flowers for Valentine’s…Â But for Christmas? I decorate. First, the most important part:Â THE TREE S...
1st and 2nd day of Christmas
I had started posting these on Facebook but figured I’d post them here too! For every day in December, I’ll be listing my favourite things about Christmas and the holidays. So to make sure everyone is caught up, here are the frist two: De...
