On Vacation!
As we enjoy our time in one of our favourite places, I will be taking a break from posting but I will be back before you know it! Here are some links to keep you occupied while I am away […]
Happy Canada Day!
Here are some fun links to check out for Canada Day! Have you heard this great Rap by Classified? Hilarious Canadianisms and Canada Explained by Brittlestar. Here are the top 10 places to visit in Canada. I actually did not […]
How to Make Your Own Homemade Sunscreen
This summer, I have decided to try something new. We are going to be using (as often as we can) homemade sunscreen. I had my lovely friend Lorraine come and show me how to do it. Lorraine is a Homeopathic […]
One of My Favourite Summer Patios!
A summer rule we try and live by is that if we can eat outside, we do. And one of our favourite places to do this in Stratford is AO Pasta on Erie Street. You can usually spot my Norco […]
How to Go Camping (And Love It!)
Our family started camping when I was 10 years old and we have camped every summer since. The very first time we went, we arrived at the campground at midnight. We had no idea where we were within the campground […]
Rocketman is the Best Movie I Have Seen All Year!
I so wanted Rocketman, the new movie about Elton John, to be good. It was so much more than just good. At one point, eyes welled with tears, I looked over to my friend and her vision was equally blurred. […]
A Summer Reading List
I am a voracious fair-weather reader; meaning I consume almost all of my pleasure reading when the weather is fair – summer! I love to talk about books and hear what books people have loved reading. I have put together […]
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day weekend to all of the dads out there! I love to buy Eric a new t-shirt from Gruv every year. Here are the last four year’s worth… This is the last Father’s Day card I gave to […]
Like Father and A River Runs Through It – Two Movies You Could Watch This Father’s Day Weekend
Like Father with Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer and Seth Rogen is another fun Netflix original. Although it did not get great reviews from actual critics, I really liked it and I think it is a great Father’s Day weekend movie. […]
It is Not IF Your Teenager is Having Sex…
Over the past almost two decades, I have spent many hours teaching and talking with teenagers – girls in particular – about sex. I have shown them diagrams that caused some to faint. We have had discussions that have almost […]