Today was one of those beautiful fall days in Southern Ontario.  The kind of day that is BEGGING you to do something hearty and meaningful outdoors.  Just enough sun to make it warm, just enough cool breeze to remind you that fall is here.So, on this fall day, my family attempted our first … [Read more...]

Okay, you know how you're making a recipe and there will be a little aside saying, If you want this to be lower fat, substitute this for this? Or, If you don't have this ingredient, use this instead? Recipes work that way, right? I wouldn't know for sure; I haven't seen the inside of a cookbook … [Read more...]

Of the 43 pounds I gained with this pregnancy, 20 are left glued to my thighs, butt and gut. Not bad, losing 23 pounds in two weeks, but ramming myself back into my pre-preggo pants just isn't happening at this stage of the game. And that's OK. My baby is three weeks old and it's not like I have to … [Read more...]

If you don't think dating in your forties is new learning, you have never dated in your forties. You must enter into it with a sense of humour, an openness defying previous lousy endings and a sense of what you like with a possibility of being surprised. I finally convinced my friend to try … [Read more...]

I have a very strong pull to the singer songwriter types.  Yes, those who know me will claim it's because they look like jesus and appear to not have not eaten or bathed in the last few months.  I rarely date that type of guy but I can conjure elaborate fantasies of us travelling on a bus … [Read more...]

It's been a ROUGH week for this pregnant mama. I allowed myself to get completely bogged down and overwhelmed, survival instinct kicked in and I retreated. The physical aches of being seven and a half months pregnant (oy the back cramps and sore ribs) slammed head first into the crazy emotional … [Read more...]