A few short months ago I stood in a room in London with supporters of the federal New Democrat Party awaiting Jack Layton’s arrival. The federal election campaign had just begun. It was April. The NDP were slow and steady at the start. Layton, a career politician, who was for many years a Toronto politician, was late on this particular night. The crowd was anxious, a somewhat ragtag bunch of students and seniors, visible minorities and young families, disabled people in scooters and wheelchairs. Middle aged working couples wearing jackets that declared their jobs. When Layton finally arrived, he stood filling up…

                                                                 http://makobiscribe.com/ Happy Monday! I am trying out a new hop. A Not So Moody Monday. Click on the button above or the link (whichever works and make some new friends.) Makobi Scribe is a super savvy blogger. So for my fellow bloggers out there, I highly recommend following and learning a few smart blogging ideas.

Alright here it is. I can’t get vimeo up and running well tonight and facebook is no better. So for those of you who want to watch my Monday Mingle click on the link and visit me there. Thanks!                                  http://www.facebook.com/v/263560776987412

Its London’s biggest barbecue – Ribfest – and it is one of our favourite things about life in London in the summer. This weekend we took a day and headed over to Victoria Park to sample the amazing ribs. This is one of my absolute favourite parts of summer – the long weekend barbecue. Whether you gather in a park with hundreds of others, or simply barbecue at home there’s no better way to celebrate summer. This past long weekend we did both. We headed over to Ribfest to enjoy the ribs, ride the rides and lap up the gorgeous…

                                                           http://www.onelittlemister.com/ Hi and Happy Tuesday I am catching up on a few things here and wanted to pass this Bloghop along for fun and a diversion this week. Have fun. Follow the first two hosts and then pick and choose. Enter your blog in the linky provided below and don’t forget to leave a comment so we can all follow you back. Please don’t forget to follow the hosts first mommypr.com and onelittlemister.com. Then follow me of course. Cheers!

Nothing makes me happier than free stuff. Inside selected boxes of General Mills cereal (in Canada) there is a code that will get your family a free beach towel. Eligible cereals include Cheerio’s, Honey Nut Cheerio’s, Chocolate Cheerio’s, Lucky Charms, Oatmeal Crisp etc.. so save the box after you finish the cereal and log onto the web site to order your new towel. The offer is open to Canadians only and is limited to 10 towels per household. Visit this home page:  www.lifemadedelicious.ca/freetowel Follow instructions. Offer is good until the towels run out, or October 30th, 2011. If you want…

  When I first received this product from Tropical Traditions for review I was a bit taken aback. It is a jar of Virgin Coconut Oil and I will confess at the risk of sounding foolish, it came with no instructions and I assumed it was a skin care product. I saw nutritional information on the side and that made me wonder. Also the consistency of the product was well – a bit lumpy and wrong for skin care. I read the nutritional information two or three times and may have even tried to see if I could use it…

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