Hearts and Hogs!

Good grief, my daughter has just successfully passed the driver’s test for her Learner’s Permit. Let me tell you, that news should strike fear into your soul. Well at least until she completes her Young Driver’s program. I discovered it

2019 Salutations!

Today is a beautiful day and I wish you all a super month and an exceptional 2019. I was having some trouble with this missive this month and was looking everywhere for inspiration in order to get started. I can’t

Holly Jolly

Here we are, the final hoorah for 2018. This year we are back to embracing all that is right and wrong about the holidays! The last few years due to various family issues, we have celebrated in a more low

November News

I have been thinking lately about the word busy. Everybody is busy. I have tried to adopt a personal policy of not using the word as it feels like, ‘we are soooo busy lately’ has become everyone’s go to defense

It’s Spooky Time.

I know this is the month of my favorite holiday but there is another celebration this month involving turkey and excess. Yes, Thanksgiving my friends. I do look forward to the feast this weekend inspires and go to great lengths

Hit Send, School’s In!

I hope you all had a great summer with a little R and R to get you through to the end of another whirlwind year. I have been helping my Mom with a very significant downsize the past few months.

All About August

So this month my youngest celebrates a birthday and she is approaching the ‘oh so pleasant’ teen years. I cannot overstate that the hormones have already kicked in and the mood-swings, attitude and complete disregard for parental authority have comfortably

Beautiful Summer

What is on your agenda for the next few months of mostly good weather? Will you be heading out of town to see the sights? Stay for the summer festivals and activities or a bit of both? It’s a happy

Jump on a June Bug

Looks like summer time in the City! And, having the kids home from school EVERY day is coming up fast. I am facing a very different summer than previous years. With two kids working full time and one who is

May the Math be Over…Please!

I am just going to launch straight away into this month’s rant. I wanna know, exactly when I am finally going to be free from homework? I mean sheesh, I have been doing it since third grade and I am

Everything’s Daffodils

Here we are at last in April and I am excited about the warmer weather and the gorgeous gardens sprouting up all around. I wish I had more of a green thumb but sadly, I was not blessed with the

Just Dance

Every once in a while I am transported back to my childhood in the most surprising way. Recently, I was just doing some errands and above the din of the shopping centre, I caught the dulcet tones of Robbie Dupree