by Twyla Campbell | Apr 1, 2020 | Life
To kick off National Poetry Month, I’m sharing a poem I wrote a few years ago—in the days before COVID-19, when school was a thing. “I’m Bored” is a poem about a kid having to stay home “with nothing to do.” My hope is that parents...
by Twyla Campbell | Mar 24, 2020 | Food, Recipes
So here we are, self-isolating in this time of the Coronavirus and comforting ourselves with good books, long naps and video chats with friends and family who live far away. Now, more than ever, we need to choose home-made food over high-processed, nutrient-poor foods...
by Twyla Campbell | Mar 21, 2020 | Life
We laid Dad to rest last week on a cold, snowy day in central Alberta, a day that saw Canada gripped by news of COVID-19. He was a month shy of 89 and was beleaguered with several health problems but he did not die of the Coronavirus; the doctors suspect an aortic...
by Twyla Campbell | Mar 3, 2020 | Food, Restaurant Review, Uncategorized
For such a simple concept, soup is a pretty fascinating dish. I mean, all you do is add bits of things to water and let it all cook and yet the end result is something beautiful, nourishing and complex. Soup reflects culture, history and the land. A bowl of soup has...
by Twyla Campbell | Feb 24, 2020 | Food, Restaurant Review
Mimi’s Pub (11403 – 40 Avenue) is an aesthetically pleasing pub/restaurant on Edmonton’s southside. Whenever an independent restaurant opens in an area typically populated with chain restaurants or no restaurants at all, I always get my hopes up that...
