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Ginkgo Trees- the Chitlins of Japan

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Emily Cannell

If you’ve ever smelled a Ginkgo tree, or chitlins, my guess is you could all give me the same one word description without thinking too hard. Poo. Both have stenches so offensive you could also tell me where you were, … Continue reading →

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Some Beauty In These Sad Times

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Emily Cannell

Over the summer, Offspring #2 and I visited Paris- her reward for the eight hours of French tutoring she endured weekly upon our move to Montreàl. As it always is when tragedy hits a place you know, there`s a certain … Continue reading →

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How Could Something So Pretty Smell So Bad?

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Emily Cannell

And I don`t mean my smelly brood. I`m referring to one of the World`s Great Mysteries. Not as famous as Crop Circles, the building of the pyramids or the disappearance of the Mayans, but equally mysterious. Just how is it … Continue reading →

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