Way back in 1995, I was headed out for the evening with my best friend Mary and her parents (or my parents? I don’t remember) to experience my first ever play outside in a park! I was so excited – but then – tragically – a thunderstorm struck up and the rain came pouring down! The theatre company was prepared ... Read More »
Poached Eggs on Rye with Guacamole is a quick and easy meal idea for Meatless Monday or any of those other days when you’ve spent more time outside than inside. I was never really an ‘egg-person’ while I was growing up, but life has taught me that eggs are a very easy and very nutritious meal now and again. I ... Read More »
I don’t want to make any undue assumptions, but if you’re anything like me, there are a LOT of crafts & activities on Pinterest that you see and think, gee, that looks really easy & simple! I should try that sometime with the kids! And then you go about with your life, and you end up not doing it because hauling ... Read More »
One of the reasons that I’ve been sitting on this recipe for the past 13 months is that I just haven’t been able to think of a name for it. There are a lot of specific ingredients in this recipe that make it so deliciously tasty, I don’t think I’d be able to fit them all into the title! For ... Read More »
This is a recipe that I created kinda by accident. I have a suspicion that most recipes that call for celery could actually use rhubarb, instead, since they’re both stringy, fibrous, and have a ‘tang’ to the taste, so I’ve been experimenting with that. My husband doesn’t like potato salad very much, so I thought if I threw some sweet potatoes ... Read More »
We don’t do much in the way of summer vacations in our family, but we love day trips – loading the bikes up in the trailer, driving into Toronto, and taking the ferry across to spend the day on the Toronto Islands, or spending a few hours touring the Grand River in Brian’s 12′ aluminum fishing boat. Easy & healthy food ... Read More »
Full Disclosure: I’ve known these guys that I’m about to write about for the last 13 years. I’ve got a pretty soft spot in my heart for them, but trust me: if I didn’t think their music was absolutely amazing, I wouldn’t be talking about them like this in a public space. On my first day of university, I walked ... Read More »
Well, here we are. It’s the weekend, and in case you haven’t noticed, we haven’t done a lot of weekend posting in the last 6 months because we’ve been doing a lot of week day posting – and something’s gotta give, sometime! However. Special occasions call for special exceptions. And this is, indeed, a special occasion. For the second time in 6 ... Read More »
Good Friday morning! We just had a SUPER fun DQ Canada giveaway with Anne from FoodRetro – and we’re at it again today: We’ve got another chance for YOU to WIN if you’re CANADIAN! How’s that for an easy entry! We’ve got some awesome gift baskets to give away from Penny Lane Organics – but first – a little review of ... Read More »
Hey, party people! It’s almost the end of the school year! Is everyone pumped for summer?? Last week, Marya shared some teacher-approved end-of-year gift ideas. Today, we’re SO excited to have Marja Fledderus guest post for us and share some bus driver-approved end-of-year gift ideas! In spite of the fact that Bus Drivers take our children’s lives into their hands ... Read More »
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