I recently listened to an interesting piece on The Sunday Edition about, well, Sundays*. Michael Enright and his guests explored whether “Sundays have lost their Sundayness”  — what we do with Sundays (and what we wish we did with them). It was a fascinating discussion, and one that I think a lot of people think [...]

A quick note to share a new survey with my fellow Winnipeggos: The City of Winnipeg wants to know more about “how people use and value City parks and what people want now and in the future for our parks and open space system.” I just did it – it took me all of three [...]

Winnipeg is a city that seems to come alive in the summertime. With numerous events, festivals, and community celebrations packed into a few short months, I can imagine that grocery shopping remains pretty constant for many Winnipeggers. Stop by the nearest national food retailer on the way home from work (or pick up the essentials [...]

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of taking my first trip to “the lake” since moving to Manitoba. When I was younger, we often visited my grandparents at their place in Lac Du Bonnet, where they lived year-round, and memories of those days contributed a great deal to my yearning for the province. [...]

…is a Wo’MHer’s treasure! Armed with only large bills (rookie mistake) and a list of garage sales, we set off on our mission. Aaron: For the most part I’m an outgoing and sociable person. I’ve worked in retail for years and years, and this has further developed my small-talk skills and tolerance for brief, meaningless [...]

Winnipeggers, we’ve heard you’re cheap. Or frugual. Wait a minute, what’s the kindest way to say that you have a reputation for being the worst penny-pinching bargain hunters this side of the Rockies? Our plan is to embark on our first Garage Sale Mission this weekend! Any tips on the best Manitoba haggling techniques? Where [...]

Recently, Aaron and I were asked by CBC Information Radio to visit and rate various patios around Winnipeg (Laurel was invited too, of course, but was out of town). The initial list of “must visit” patios was compiled by InfoRad staff following an appeal for submissions of what Winnipeggers consider to be the best patios [...]

Most people have a window in their lives when they hone their moving skills. For me, that’s been my twenties. Whether you end up in a new province, new city, or a new part of town, there are certain things you have to do each time; one is find your new local. A local is [...]

It’s official. High demand has made it necessary for us to create a Winnipeg O’ My Heart glossary of terms unique to Winnipeg and Manitoba. During a recent conversation with CBC Information Radio host Terry MacLeod, he asked us about the unique phrases we coin through the blog. A bit stumped, we fumbled through an [...]

Today marks my three month ‘Pegiversary. I have the distinction of being the one Wo’HMer who lived in Manitoba before, though my family left the province when I was two. This past week my parents visited from Vancouver Island, and we did a roadtrip east of the city to the small towns where they used [...]