If you are at all like me, then you want to take some time each weekend to carve out an hour or two for reading. It is such a wonderful weekend hour or two when you find yourself lost in a good book. But, at the same time life calls and there are so many things to do every weekend. So you only ever get so far and then need time to finish up all the rest of the things that are on that to do list. Bookmarks sometimes save the day. I am forever losing my bookmarks. The kids…
Well Spring is clearly here. Time to share some of the Best Easter Desserts around. Last night we spied half a dozen bunnies hopping around our backyard. They were totally skittish though and every time a tiny noise occurred they raced under my neighbour’s trampoline. So we couldn’t grab any pictures of them. This time of year is sweet both literally and figuratively. That’s why I thought it time to share some of the best Easter desserts we have found. Hello Spring time!! Winter can be long and gruelling. Don’t get me wrong – our family LOVES winter weather. Winter weather…
Spring has arrived at long last and it’s time to lighten up the clothing, clear away the winter drearies and get decorating for Easter! The garden and yard are ready to be tamed and spring cleaning is in full swing in many places. I’ve had a decent winter, even though the cold threatened to make me grumpy many times. We went away and took a family cruise at New Years and that helped us to relax for a week, before we returned to a snowy slippery drive back home down the 401. We were able to hunker down and plow…
Healthy eating and healthy living is a constant goal here. We each exercise a lot and we are a very active family in my opinion. In fact my kids are involved in many sports and we try to balance that out by building in our own sports and fitness goals and activities too. One area where we all need help though is eating. We strive to include enough fruits and vegetables daily, but don’t always get there. Eating well can be challenging for any family. There is always room for improvement. I have a brutal sweet tooth that is…
Last night I was scouring twitter to check my messages when I spied a new friend talking about IVF, in vitro fertilization. She was clearly upset. I asked her what I had missed that had her so fired up and she sent me the link to the Dolce and Gabbana statement about IVF children being synthetic. The statement hit on same sex adoption as well. Did you Miss it? In an Italian magazine called Panorama Magazine Dolce and Gabbana, world renowned celebrity fashion designers, were quoted stating that IVF children are synthetic. They went on to add that they oppose same…
I live with crafty kids. They love to make things and they are usually pretty creative. So every season I am hunting down new and fun craft ideas to share. These Easy DIY Spring Decor Ideas are so colourful and fun to do. Can you feel that? Temperatures are rising and snow is melting and I have the urge to purge. Spring cleaning I mean! There’s nothing better than fresh air and puddles after a long brutally snowy and cold winter. Spring is a time to create and decorate and freshen everything up just a little. Colours are lighter and the…
There’s nothing more fun than a memorable family vacation. Sometimes, the memories of a great winter break away with family, can be almost enough to warm you up and get you through that endless cold season, even in Canada. So why not immortalize the trip with a personalized canvas picture of your travels? Canvas Champ.ca provides great personalized gifts. When they approached me to review a custom canvas product and host a giveaway, I knew which photo I wanted to be fashioned into a pretty piece for my mantle. We took a week long Caribbean cruise over New Years.…
What can you say about pie? It’s like a little slice of heaven on a plate. There are hundreds of kinds of pies, from savoury to sweet. I like an old fashioned Lemon merengue almost more than anything else. Key lime is also extremely refreshing in the summer months. Cherry pie can be a treat any time of the year but mostly I like that one when the cherries are in season. On National Pie Day, March 14, 2015, I thought I’d pull together a roundup of some divine pie recipes from around the many fabulous blogs I read. What’s…
I joke that I was born with two left feet. But I love to travel and a smart savvy tourist knows a great travel experience begins when you start off on the right foot. But sometimes it takes equal parts planning and luck to bring the magic. Our weekend family trip to Mont-Tremblant Resort was luck, planning and magic all rolled into one pretty winter family travel experience. [tweetthis]Our trip to #Tremblant was luck, planning and magic all rolled into one #travel[/tweetthis] Our trip began with a quick train ride from our house in London, a short shuttle to Billy…
I had a peculiar and wonderful week and I wanted to share why. As I write this I am about to board a plane with my family to fly to Tremblant. A public relations company reached out beautifully to connect with me and start what I hope will be a lasting relationship. They did everything right from the moment we first connected. But more about that in a minute. This week I also had a pitch that was so far off the mark it left me shaking my head, so I wanted to take this post to share this story:…