Gulp. Okay, time to spill the beans…I am moving to Denmark on Tuesday. And the real reason I have not posted anything this week, is due to the fact that I am completely preoccupied with packing, errand-running and too many goodbye parties to count (thank…

This weekend was my birthday and the one-year anniversary of My New Roots. To celebrate both, my wonderful mother took me on an organic farm tour in Prince Edward County (yup, she rocks). We spent both days winding around country roads, stopping wherever our hearts…

…having bonfires, sunrise swims, and teaching 210 grade nine boys how to make hemp bracelets. I will be back soon, as long as I survive 😉 Copyright 2012 My New Roots at mynewroots.blogspot.com

It must be the rye…after spending a week here in Copenhagen, I have concluded that these are the healthiest, happiest people in the world and the only thing that sets them apart from us is a dense, little loaf of malty bread. Although wheat bread…

Well ya’ll, I’m off on another vacation. I am going to Denmark for the next month but I will absolutely be updating My New Roots while I’m away. I am not sure what I will be writing about, but as always, my travels are full…

I have been plowing through books since I finished work for the summer. Admittedly, I’ve been struggling to stay on top of “new releases”, so the following recommendations may seem like old news to most of you. However, for those of you who are planning…

Today my mother and I decided to drive to the country to visit my grandparents. There is nothing I love more than getting out of the city on a beautiful summer day, since there is always something new to discover this time of year. During…

“May there only be peaceful and cheerful Earth Days to come for our beautiful Spaceship Earth as it continues to spin and circle in frigid space with its warm and fragile cargo of animate life.” –United Nations Secretary-General U ThantMarch 21, 1971. Copyright 2012 My…