holidays – The Muse

Retail Versus COVID

The population of retail and service workers is made up mostly of high school to university aged students, and while the COVID-19 pandemic has deemed them as essential workers, the verbal and even physical abuse against them has increased. The […]

A Love Letter to Jiggs Dinner

Picture of raw cabbage, carrots, a turnip, onions, and a bucket of Old Port salt beef.

Growing up in Newfoundland, I am a proud consumer of Jiggs dinner. I would argue that my Nanny Earle makes the best Jiggs, but every other Newfoundlander would likely argue that their Nanny also makes the best Jiggs. Jiggs dinner, […]