I am posting this bloghop here because it has been awhile and I plan to visit some new friends as a result. I have had a dull day of tedious things that are necessary. My Mom seems to be getting to a stage of life and state of health where it is no longer advisable to have her living off on her own in the city where she taught for 35 years and the place where I grew up. So we need to move her soon and that is not an easy task or one that I even want to…
Got backyard? Then Veggie City wants you.I posted about this last week over at http://www.OurLondon.ca but I love the idea so much that I wanted to give some of my other London readers a heads up about this excellent London initiative called Veggie City. They have a blog too – if you are interested and want more information – visit http://www.londonveggiecity.com/ The group of young people who are employed for the summer through Youth Opportunities Unlimited to execute the concept of Veggie City and do the gardening for you Veggie City is a concept that originated in Guelph where it is called…
Happy Wednesday. There is so much to love about Wednesday. The first thing I love about Wednesday is my new cynergy class at lunch at the Y on Sunningdale Road and then there is my favourite show on TV. My guilty pleasure – otherwise known as America’s Next Top Model. Oh I know it is really sad, but I love it. Can’t argue with that, can you? My youngest child does riding lessons at SARI on this evening and I love watching. Occasionally I love not going to watch and taking a moment to blog books over at http://www.thriftymommasbrainfood.blogspot.com/ or…
This is us – enjoying the first long weekend of the summer – thanks to Wonder + Simply Free and The BBQ It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year This is me doing my happy dance because BBQ season is here and the weather is glorious. Yes, all weekend I have been singing that song – you know the Christmas carol and Staples jingle. Well here It’s the Most Wonderful Time of The Year because it is barbeque season and that means Mama doesn’t have to cook. See my husband, considers himself the Emeril of the BBQ and frankly that…
These are the elaborate props that were used at the Grand Theatre’s Peg and the Yeti recently. I take no credit for these, but their set design was inspiring. I was the Props Lady for my daughter’s last play. My daughter acts and sings with a wonderful London youth theatre organization called Original Kids Theatre Company. They are brilliant and the kids in the troupe are incredibly talented. She has been with them for two years now. You have to be invited to be part of the troupe and yes it is all very prestigious and fun. Did I mention the…
Coloring can be such fun for kids. Well, and adults too sometimes. It is a great transition activity. Same can be said for coloring with a program on the computer. I was offered a fun app and on line game to review for the littles and was excited when the company offered me a copy to pass on to one of my readers. So let me tell you a bit about www.coloritbynumbers.com This coloring site is available with numerous paint by number pictures for kids aged 3 and up. It is simple to use and fun with catchy music and cute…
Vote mob in Victoria Park. Rick Mercer and University of Western Ontario and Fanshawe College students urged people to vote Chalk drawing at the vote mob In politics so much can change in a mere matter of hours. Take, for example the election that just took place. It started as a dull sprint. It ended full speed. At first it appeared that the Liberals had a small amount of momentum and the Conservatives mostly appeared angry and disinterested in the whole affair. The NDP didn’t ever really look capable of pulling off what they did at the end. So what…