I will be celebrating my 31st birthday in two days with a camping trip. Confession #1: I didn’t want to go camping on my birthday but when I booked the campsite three months ago, that was the only weekend that was available. Confession #2: I am Nigerian and I love camping! I don’t know a [...]
Shortly after immigrating to Canada, my parents became friends with a Yoruba couple who were a few years younger than them. They had no children when we first met them but within a few years, they had a couple of boys. Then we moved across the country, or maybe they moved first. Anyway, we ended [...]
My youngest brother’s middle name is Babatunde, a Yoruba name that means father has returned. This may not always be the case, but Babatunde is given to a child (usually a male child, I believe, though someone might know better) that is born after his grandfather has passed away. A similar name is Babatunji (father [...]
Although I’m the eldest child in my family, I get no respect and I’m actually considered the wimp. First off, I’m the shortest of the four of us. It’s so unfair that age and height aren’t directly correlated. I’m not the only eldest child who happens to be shorter than her siblings; I think it’s [...]
Hello! I decided to spend Labour Day with my family today so bright and early at 2pm I showed up with two pots, a set of knives, cutting boards, some Knorr bouillon cubes, stewing beef and chicken. I wasn’t there just to visit, I was there to get lesson 1 of 100 from my dear [...]
THANKFUL This week I am thankful for my own health. It’s one of those things I take for granted until I’m at the doctor’s office, ill from a mild illness or having an annual checkup. I am thankful that I continue to be in good health despite some unhealthy choices I make, and I have [...]
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