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Friday Specials

This week went by in a flash – with soccer practice that started for both kids, yard work, first mowing of the lawn, playing in the sprinkler and evening walks in our neighborhood, we’ve been enjoying the nice weather. What are your plans this weekend? Some specials I want to share with you this week: …

Friday Specials

It’s May and the sun came out! What a great week! Do you have any grand plans for the weekend? I think we might putter around the yard a bit more and maybe I’ll be brave and get that foundation paint going before the plants grow too much? Or maybe I’ll just plunk myself on …

Friday Specials

This seemed like a whirlwind week – for no particular reason. I just felt like I was constantly racing against the clock. Today my handsome and crazy supportive husband celebrates his birthday! Happy Birthday! We’ll be having a small family celebration tonight, and tomorrow I booked the babysitter so we can go out on a …

Friday Specials

I was getting to a point where I thought we’d skip spring this year. Winter was not kind to us and hung around way too long. But finally this week, temperatures are rising and flowers are blooming – they are blooming outside, not just in my pot on the dining room table. Nicer weather calls …

Friday Specials

This was the first week I didn’t wear socks! While I had cold toes at times, the fact that socks are banished to my dresser makes me ridiculously happy.* The other thing that made me happy was receiving our little family illustration in the mail. Mandy Cave made this portrait for us and she is …

Friday Specials

This was a short work week with us having Monday off. The highlight was seeing all the baby animals at the farm. Yes, we have a modern working farm in the middle of the city and it’s by far my favourite museum in town. I can’t get enough of baby goats, sheep, chicks, pigs and …

Friday Specials

I am so happy we have a four day weekend! We are ready to keep things slow around here, enjoying the fact that all stores are closed today and that we can’t go out and run errands. We’ll have time to work on a couple of things around the house and on Sunday we’ll hunt …

Friday Specials

So spring officially started this week and we got more snow! We definitely got our share this winter and I am so ready to turn my back on boots, hats and coats. Despite the snow, we had a great week – a new gymnastics class for the kids, made cauliflower and leek soup, got news …

Friday Specials

Warm days and below freezing  nights – that’s what you need for maple syrup production. It’s a sign of spring – a big deal in our region. Sugar shacks are crowded these days and they can make a few bucks by selling brunch to city dwellers. We ventured a little further. Off to Omega Park …

Friday Specials

This is the time of year where I get antsy for spring. Last year we had a very unusual heat-wave in March and were walking around in sandals – this year we still have big snow banks and are wearing our winter gear. I can’t wait for it to get warmer!  What are your plans …