The Red Bag vs. The Blue Bag
This soft nougat wasn’t on the shelf when I bought the jawbreaker variety in the similarly-designed red bag featured in The Maple Report #3.… [Read More]
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The Maple Report # 6
Author: Manon of MTL
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Cells Receipt
I brought an old disused cell phone up here from L.A. because I found out that to get a Canadian credit card and build Canadian credit, you have to show a utility bill with your Canadian residence address as well as your ID.… [Read More]
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Who Sent The Candles???
I just got a robocall from “Canadian Border Services” claiming that somebody sent me a package with illegal items in it and they’re holding it at the border and I had to press one to speak to a Canadian Border Services agent IMMEDIATELY and uh-oh I didn’t so I guess now they’re coming for me.… [Read More]
One Holiday Weekend, Two Great Flavors!
Monday is Victoria Day, a federal bank holiday here in Canada. It’s observed the Monday on or before May 24th, Queen Victoria’s birthday, not too far ranging from U.S.… [Read More]
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Maple Report #5
Arhoma Bread with Pecans, Cranberries, and Maple Syrup
For those who don’t speak French, here’s a breakdown of the label:
Pain = bread (an irony for anglophone breadophiles like me)
Pacanes = pecans
Cann < cannebergs, which = cranberries, which you find a lot around here.… [Read More]
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Jews for Laughs
Just for Laughs comedy festival is back, and it’s bigger than ever
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Jiminy!
Am I buggin ya? don’t mean to bug ya
i canz alzo tek prity pikchers ov flowders
peenk chree flowders
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The Maple Report #4
La Diperie’s “Montrealer”
…and why did I never hear about California serogroup viruses until I moved to Canada????
Jamestown??? Snowshoe hares?? wut