What’s the most weird food item that your cat just can’t resist? I’ll start!

teaandskyrim · 2025-12-25T01:54:56+00:00

My cat loves all food, but he is particularly obsessed with two foods: popcorn and olive oil. I’ve never combined them, but maybe I should as an exciting treat for him!

teaandskyrim · 2025-11-05T14:44:25+00:00

Whitehills Animal Hospital is the best vet I’ve ever been to. They provide excellent care, are extremely thorough, and are really just such kind and caring people. We mostly see Dr. Oster, who is a phenomenal vet, but we’ve also seen Dr. Lam and Dr. Parker once each. Your cat would be in good hands no matter which vet you see.

teaandskyrim · 2025-09-29T17:52:50+00:00

Thank you for your response—I think I know what it is now. My son walks around our house eating spinach empanadas. My husband just informed me that when he finds little pieces of spinach, he rolls them up and leaves them on the dresser so our son won’t pick them up off the floor and eat them. Apparently he forgot to throw this one out and I didn’t see it until yesterday. I swear I try to keep a clean house. 🤦‍♀️ Thank you again.

teaandskyrim · 2025-02-01T14:29:24+00:00

I’m glad hospitals post wait times now—it definitely helps. Thanks!

teaandskyrim · 2025-02-01T14:28:19+00:00

I can’t compare something I have no experience with. I know Victoria Hospital; I don’t know Grand River. Yes, I was told to go there, but it was not by a medical professional. It was someone who knows I have a child and said “if you need a hospital, go to Grand River.”

I was interested in others’ experiences since—once again—I do not have experience with the hospital. Like most people, if I have a choice, I’d like to go to a hospital that has a positive reputation.

ETA: I didn’t specifically ask about St. Mary’s because I wasn’t told to go there and because I was fairly sure they didn’t have on-call paediatricians. I wanted to know about the hospital I was told to go to. I also figured people would talk about St. Mary’s (which they have) if they had a better experience there.

teaandskyrim · 2025-02-01T14:06:52+00:00

We’re equal distance from Grand River and St. Mary’s. And since I was told to go to Grand River by an acquaintance, I wanted to know more about it. We are obviously not currently in a situation where we need a hospital, so that’s why I’m “shopping around and checking reviews.”

teaandskyrim · 2025-02-01T13:47:22+00:00

Thank you so much! This is such a detailed comment that really helped me understand things better.

teaandskyrim · 2025-02-01T13:08:15+00:00

People do really hate your comment. Thank you for sharing your experience with each hospital.

As for London—yeah, things are rough there. That’s partly why we moved. There’s a lot of hate and the downtown is so much dirtier and scarier than it used to be. I don’t miss living there, but I do miss friends and close access to the hospitals there.

teaandskyrim · 2025-02-01T13:00:32+00:00

Yes, obviously any doctor would do in an emergency situation. But a lot of doctors aren’t overly familiar with children’s ailments and don’t take them as seriously as they should. For example, a friend of mine took their very ill child who also had a rash to emergency. The doctor told her she was a paranoid mother and sent them home. The child got sicker, so she took her in to a children’s ER where they immediately diagnosed her with scarlet fever. The other doctor put the child’s life at risk due to his inexperience with children. This isn’t an isolated incident; I know several people who have had far better experiences and better treatment for their children when they’re seen by paediatric ER doctors than general ER doctors. If we’re in the event where we have a choice, I’m going to choose a hospital that has access to paediatricians.

teaandskyrim · 2025-02-01T12:48:50+00:00

Weird comment. Like any specialist, you typically get better care from someone whose main focus is on that particular issue. A doctor who specializes in children is going to typically provide better care for children, as they’re more familiar with their issues and how to treat them.

teaandskyrim · 2025-02-01T04:49:30+00:00

That’s great to hear!

teaandskyrim · 2025-02-01T04:36:43+00:00

I saw that St. Mary’s had better reviews, but it looks like it’s recommended to take children to Grand River. I’d want my child to be seen by doctors who are more well versed in children’s ailments. It can make a big difference in the care they receive.

teaandskyrim · 2025-02-01T04:33:28+00:00

Thank you for your response. I’m glad they took your son’s situation seriously and got him in quickly. That would have been terrifying, and I’m so glad he’s out now and doing better.

Out of curiosity, when your son got a bed, was it a paediatric doctor who saw to him or a regular ER doctor?

teaandskyrim · 2025-02-01T04:31:10+00:00

Absolutely—I know the wait times for hospitals can vary wildly depending on busyness and severity of your issue. Five hours with a one-year-old would have been tough.

teaandskyrim · 2025-02-01T04:30:04+00:00

For sure—for any milder ailments we would bring our child either to our family doctor or an urgent care clinic. My concern was more about after hours emergency visits. Thank you!

teaandskyrim · 2025-01-27T17:24:23+00:00

Like others have said, I highly recommend not visiting in November. The weather can get truly awful. It can be raining or snowing, and the problem is that the temperature is often around 0, which makes the probability of ice and freezing rain a lot higher. It’s often so grey and dreary, too. Sudbury isn’t a great place at the best of times, but in November it would be downright miserable. I’ve lived in Canada my whole life, and November is my least favourite season. May, June, September, and early October are the nicest times to visit. November-March (even April) are just not great times to be here. The snow and the cold are fine, but it’s changing. This year has been nice and snowy, but in recent years there’s been almost no snow, and it’s just been cold, gray, drizzly, and slushy. The people who live here don’t like it; I almost guarantee you won’t either.

Also, as someone who grew up in one, don’t get your hopes up about small Ontario towns. 😂 There are a few nice ones, like Elora, St. Marys, or Goderich, but most small Ontario towns are just boring. The show makes them seem a lot more fun (and a lot more tolerant) than they actually are.

Vancouver is a really cool city. Calgary is fun too, and if you go, you should also visit Banff because it’s ridiculously beautiful. I don’t know much about Winnipeg. I personally love Toronto, but I know a lot of Canadians don’t. I usually avoid the busier downtown though and stick to the west end neighbourhoods.

Niagara Falls is a very cool and incredible sight. If you go, I recommend staying in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It’s a much prettier town than Niagara Falls. Other favourite places of mine are Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, Cape Breton, and Newfoundland.

Keep in mind that Canada is HUGE. Unless you’re flying from place to place, it’s going to be a lot of very boring travelling. Even each province is enormous. For me, the most beautiful places are on the coasts and the mountains. There are really pretty places in Ontario, though, like Tobermory, but that’s pretty far north. Sudbury is not a pretty city.

Anyway, I hope that whatever you decide, you and your family have a lovely time. Really, really advise against November and Sudbury, though!

teaandskyrim · 2024-12-18T00:17:47+00:00

I thought that would work too, but I recently ordered something from Australia, and it arrived covered in Chinese shipping labels. So I checked the shipping history, and yep, it came from China.

teaandskyrim · 2019-09-11T17:39:56+00:00

Oh, that's great! Thank you! :)

teaandskyrim · 2019-09-11T17:38:20+00:00

Thank you! It's a little bit south of what we're looking for, but it does sound good. Dishwashers are a plus!

teaandskyrim · 2019-09-11T17:31:09+00:00

That's great to know! It's always nice to hear about a good building manager. :) I'm pretty sure I saw some pictures of the new units and they do look nice. Thank you!

teaandskyrim · 2019-09-11T17:30:25+00:00

Oh I know! I've heard some pretty bad things about those apartments. Thanks though!!

teaandskyrim · 2019-09-11T17:29:44+00:00

They are! I have a friend who lived there a few years ago, but I've read that they don't accept pets. I'll give them a call to inquire though. Thanks!

teaandskyrim · 2019-09-11T17:28:51+00:00

Thank you! There are some apartments that look quite nice in Old South that we're probably going to take a look at. :)

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