• Pi Day 2025: Savoury and Sweet

    As a long-time devotee of Pi Day, this year I made 2 pies from scratch to celebrate. If you want tasty-looking photos, dive right in.

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  • Book Launch: One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed

    Earlier this afternoon, I attended the book launch for “One Message Remains” by Edmonton-based author Premee Mohamed. Here’s a recap.

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  • Trip to Reykjavik, Day 3

    In which I discuss day 3 of last year’s trip to Iceland, including probably the most salacious and iconic museum in the country.

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  • The Python and the Goat: A Theory of Reading Behaviour

    My husband and I have very different reading habits, and I’ve found a great metaphor to explain the difference: reading like a goat versus reading like a python.

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  • Trip to Reykjavik, Day 2

    In the summer of 2024, Mr. BooksandTea and I took a trip to Reykjavik, Iceland, to celebrate my then-upcoming 40th birthday. I’m debating leaving Facebook, but I don’t want to lose these posts, so I’m sharing them here. This one was was from July 28th, the second day of our trip.

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