Well hello there!
It’s been a while since I last wrote. In fact, I missed nearly a whole season! Thank you to those who have emailed to see what’s going on. You inspired me to jump back on the blog pony and get things going again.
The good news is that the reasons that I have been absent from blogging are because I sank my teeth into a variety of absorbing projects and just didn’t have time to tell you all about it!
What have you been working on?
Thanks for asking! Here’s a taste of how I spent September – November 2010:
Teaching the Travel Bug_Sept10
The world is Germain Landry’s classroom. The Canadian Academy of Travel and Tourism (CATT) coordinator and teacher at St. Mary’s Secondary School (SMSS) in Cobourg, Ontario milks every opportunity to expose his students to practical experiences, providing a lush educational landscape that his students will draw on no matter where life takes them.
Published in: Canadian Teacher Magazine
Flock – Clothing, crafts and more for birds of any feather
Christina Ballhorn and Bridget Remai opened Workshop Studio & Boutique on Dalhousie St. in 2005. Since then, it has expanded and became a pillar of the Lowertown shopping experience. However, five years is a long time. As Workshop evolved, Christina and Bridget experienced major milestones in their personal lives – marriage, children, extensive home renovations – and the duo wanted to tackle a new challenge. “We wanted to do something similar to Workshop but different too,” says Christina. “A new adventure in a new neighbourhood seemed like a great way to go.”
Published in: Apartment 613
And last but not least, my biggest job to date: the Canadian Toy Testing Council (CTTC)‘s Annual Toy Report! I tackled this big job with my writing partners Allison and Chris. We attended weekly Toy Evaluation meetings and split the ~450 toy reviews among the three of us. The report was released last Friday and it’s pretty exciting to see how it all came together.
It was a crazy and challenging autumn. As the days become shorter, I look forward to continuing my freelance adventures and to sharing them with you on my blog.
Erika.
