http://www.ottawaathome.ca/images/logo/OH.gifhttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/List of the latest articles from this category.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Thu, 17 May 2012 07:43:04 -0400Thu, 17 May 2012 07:43:04 -0400enhttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2012-04-23/article-2943429/Right-in-your-own-backyard/1Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:01:00 -0400As I write this, I've recently returned from a weekend in Montreal, where I couldn't get over the range of things to see and do (and eat!). On the way home, I thought wistfully of everything I hadn't had time to sample.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2012-04-23/article-2943429/Right-in-your-own-backyard/1editor@ottawaathome.caLivinghttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2012-04-23/article-2943429/Right-in-your-own-backyard/1http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2012-02-06/article-2854036/All-skepticism-aside%2C-I-do-believe-in-magic/1Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:01:00 -0500When it comes to psychics, Tarot card readers, ghost whisperers and other things "mystical," colour me a confirmed skeptic.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2012-02-06/article-2854036/All-skepticism-aside%2C-I-do-believe-in-magic/1editor@ottawaathome.caLivinghttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2012-02-06/article-2854036/All-skepticism-aside%2C-I-do-believe-in-magic/1http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2011-11-21/article-2804017/Trading-turkey-for-Thai%3F-/1Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:05:00 -0500Turkey. With stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce. Again.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2011-11-21/article-2804017/Trading-turkey-for-Thai%3F-/1editor@ottawaathome.caLivinghttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2011-11-21/article-2804017/Trading-turkey-for-Thai%3F-/1http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2011-09-20/article-2753517/Artistic-mixed-perceptions/1Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:25:21 -0400In high school, I was relentlessly egg-headed. Instead of Spanish, I took calculus. Instead of music, I took physics. And instead of art, I took biology.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2011-09-20/article-2753517/Artistic-mixed-perceptions/1editor@ottawaathome.caLivinghttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2011-09-20/article-2753517/Artistic-mixed-perceptions/1http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2011-07-04/article-2623745/The-music-in-me/1Mon, 04 Jul 2011 08:50:00 -0400There’s a strong link between smell and memory, as anyone who has ever been transported back to their childhood by the scent of Playdough can attest. But I think music plays almost as important a role in our brain’s mysterious filing system. http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2011-07-04/article-2623745/The-music-in-me/1editor@ottawaathome.caLivinghttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Living/2011-07-04/article-2623745/The-music-in-me/1