Marketers often spend a lot of time analyzing and strategizing about online social media - the power of social networking, the trend of online communities. I, of course, support this fully and completely. However, put aside the often present self-important navel gazing for a moment and at the core … [Read more...]
Fresh From the Garden
Today let me share with you one of my favourite seasonal trends...bringing food in fresh from my own garden. I’m not much of a gardener, but at this time of the year all sorts of natural instincts kick in and I find myself wandering through farmers’ markets admiring the tomato plants, checking out … [Read more...]
In the swim…
My family (hubby and two boys) and I were lucky to have a last-minute vacation in Mexico last month. This not only provided the opportunity for some long overdue R and R, but for me to get familiar with the swimwear styles for Summer 2008 that work for real women. First, let me say that the … [Read more...]
A Girl Thing and Boys Who Cook
As those of you who read my blog know, my daughter is not a girlie-girl. She likes sports and skateboarding and spends most of her time trying to keep up with her nearly 9 year old brother and his friends. The truth is, I'm not an expert on girlie stuff either. I am a fool with make-up, I can't … [Read more...]
My Vegetable Love Should Grow
I was grocery shopping this weekend - I lead a wild life - and the sales clerk, who was a woman in her early 30s, held up a leafy vegetable, needing me to identify it so she could punch in the code. It was kale, which she'd never heard of before. "What do you DO with it?" she asked me, … [Read more...]
2 Nights in a Tent
Well folks, I did it. Yup. I slept 2 whole nights in a tent! A real tent in a real campground. And the second night it even rained. The strangest part is, I actually had a good time. As you can probably tell I was none too keen on the camping component of this visit to see my sister. Our trip to … [Read more...]
One For My Baby
Wow, I'm tired this morning. So very tired. NEWBORN BABY TIRED. What's with that? I did get up at FOUR THIRTY in the morning (there's a 4:30 in the morning now? Apparently.) to make breakfast for the participants in the Relay For Life, but that was on Saturday and so it's probably not why I'm still … [Read more...]
The Pie of Failure
One of the very discouraging things about cooking and baking is the grim feeling that a recipe might not turn out when you need it to. Like, oh let's say when your post is due this morning and you got up early to pit cherries - that is the most boring thing to do in the world, by the way. Boring and … [Read more...]
No Need to Make Time for Myself
The title of this post may be a bit deceiving. Sympathetic mommies across the virtual world might be nodding their heads thinking how tough it is for a busy mom to find time alone. This, of course, is totally true. However, I feel that the tides have turned a bit for me and I am not sure I like … [Read more...]
Invalid Cookery And Summer Sickness
This has been one of the most grueling parenting weeks that I can remember, barring the immediately post-partum weeks which I can't even remember now - a nifty biological trick which keeps my family growing. When my husband got home early Friday evening, I crawled into bed and basically slept for … [Read more...]