This post is sponsored by Conceivable Dreams, the provincial voice for thousands of infertility sufferers and their supporters across Ontario. To learn more about these issues and how you can help visit www.ConceivableDreams.org or follow @OHIP4IVF on Twitter.Last week I wrote about how … [Read more...]
Making Lunches: A Primer
It's now my third year of making lunches, and I only now feel like I'm getting the hand of doing it successfully. I've been through the disappointment many times: I spend time and efforts planning and implementing creative and nutritious lunches, only to have them return pristine and … [Read more...]
Country Pumpkin
Oh, September. Month of new beginnings, plenty of stress, tonnes of transitions and, most importantly, pumpkin muffins. (Photo by www.gimmesomeoven.com)Things here are CRAZY busy, as they are for everyone else: school starting, apple harvest (we live on a farm, remember? I think I'll see … [Read more...]
30 Seconds with…Eva Link, Allie McDonald and Natalie Lisinska
Eva Link was one of this year's TIFF Rising Stars, so I guess I expected a lot from her when I asked if she had advice for young performers. "Just keep at it. Honestly? Like, if you love it enough? Then it'll happen. I think a lot of it, like, has to do with luck. I … [Read more...]
30 Seconds with… Zaib Shaikh and Marla Black
CBC celebs abound, so I knew it was just a matter of time until one of the stars from Little Mosque on the Prairie showed up, and Zaib Shaikh didn't let me down. You're going into your last season, what happens next? "Life after Little Mosque? What does that stand for? … [Read more...]
Nothing Warms the House Like…Family & Friends
Our Family & Friends blog series is hosted by Generation Seven wines. At Generation Seven we celebrate family, friends and the connections we create while sharing delicious food and wine. This blog series will tell these stories while celebrating the Bosc family's commitment to … [Read more...]
The Gallery
When we moved into this house last summer one of the first things I wanted to do was paint the entire house. The kitchen is dark red (so over that), the foyer/hallway is what I suppose you could call a beige (too yellow for me) and the family room is a bit of a darker beige/taupe. I want … [Read more...]
Back to School’s Must Have Tech and Gadgets
By now you've had a chance to tackle your kid's back to school supply list, and you've probably noticed that it's slightly more hi-tech than the "paper, pencils, binders" list of yore. Lists include USB flash drives, digital textbooks and webcams, but what are some of the hot new tech products that … [Read more...]
you’re my daughter – not my best friend
When you are a single mom being close with your children is a slippery slope, especially with daughters.You love them so much and you honour their clever insight, wisdom and how well they know you. But they are your children.Their load will likely be different. You don't have that partner to … [Read more...]
Amazing Grace
So my friend Grace wants to set me up on a blind date. I can't help but be reminded of the iconic lyrics, "I once was blind, but now I see" from the song Amazing Grace. Odd, no? That it would be Grace to set me up on a blind date? Or am I just focusing on minutiae and trivial coincidences so … [Read more...]
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