Hello, I'm Janey (not really).

I'm a Canuck through and through, though my “ehs” are sparing, and I’m not actually named Janey. I share my life with my EDP (Exclusive Dating Person) and our delightfully senior pug, Penelope — also known as Penny, Penelopug, Sweet P, etc.

When I’m not reading or baking, I might be reading about baking, wishing for more vacation days, or listening to yet another podcast. I firmly believe in the Oxford comma, the unstoppable power of lemon meringue pie, and the necessity of chocolate. I’m Jane Austen enthusiast, a Christmas advent calendar aficionado, and, secretly, a puzzle-loving old lady at heart. I tinker on the piano, the drums, and violin, play my part in the Great Shoe Appreciation Society, and each August, transform into a canning virtuoso.

And, yes, I’m delighted daily by a stone pig named Peanut who lives among my garden’s ground cover.

Who is Janey Canuck? 

Janey Canuck was the pen name for Emily Murphy.

Who is Emily Murphy? 

Emily Murphy was a Canadian women’s rights activist, the first female magistrate in the British Empire, and a member of the “Famous Five” who helped win women the right to be considered “persons.” Watch her Heritage Minute to hear all the good stuff about her. But beware, Murphy’s story isn’t all progressive heroics; she spread some alarmingly misguided ideas about race and drug use, helping inspire Canada’s earliest discriminatory drug laws