What a month already! I was getting ready to tell you all about my daughter’s imminent school trip to France and how I did the same trip when I was her age and how it was a transformative experience and
2020 – Year of Vision
Did you get out and party on New Year’s Eve? The age-appropriate activities and shenanigans I’ve enjoyed over the years have evolved with the passing of time and I was reminiscing recently about my favorite decade for these celebrations. In
Ho Ho Ho!
Another December is upon us and I am baking up a mountain of cookies for the holidays. Everybody has their favorite and I do my best to make enough for the family and our friends. I have been making the
November Nostalgia
I think I was 10 when I started watching the Donny and Marie show and I thought they were so funny and talented and Marie was so ah-mah-zing and Donny was….eeeww boys! So, this month I get to see them
Halloween Howdy!
Oh yeah baby…it’s that time of year again. The other day, my kids and I were recalling some of the fun costumes they have worn over the years and then just for kicks, I tried to remember what get-ups I
Simply September
*** News Flash – I’m having a Hot Flash *** Super fun… And this is the latest in a long line of recent developments in my life. I understand I am going through ‘the change’ so some new and stupefying
Sizzle in Summer!
Is it my imagination or did there used to be old train locomotives that featured in several public playgrounds across the province. They seem to have disappeared from the inventory of suitable play items. As my kids have grown, I
June Too Soon!
It’s that time of year again when we must batten down the hatches and prepare for summer and the onslaught of free time and how to fill it. Not for me of course but for the young’uns. And seriously, who
May the Fourth be With You!
This may come as a surprise to some of you but I am a huge Star Wars fan. Maybe I haven’t been able to get my geek on in recent years but certainly in the 70’s when the movie was
April Calling
Another month already?! This year appears to be flying by. Did everyone survive the school break last month? Dontcha just love it that the school board now publishes on their calendar that only one week is Spring Break and the