Sausage Skillet Meal with Charred Bread

This Sausage Skillet Meal with Charred Bread, was a recipe that I saw done on a Rachael Ray show last year.  It felt like a comfort food night, so I made it just recently and decided it was share-worthy.  I made some modifications, because our family likes sweet peppers rather than hot peppers, but feel …

Sunday Morning Coffee

I usually grab a Sunday Morning Coffee and take time to catch-up on some stories I may not have had time to read throughout the week.  I thought you might enjoy them with your Sunday Morning Coffee as well. Big Brothers Big Sisters in need of mentors along the South Shore Kim Whitman-Mansfield is a …

Sunday Morning Coffee

Sunday morning I usually grab a coffee and take time to catch-up on some stories I may not have had time to read throughout the week.  I thought you might enjoy them with your Sunday morning coffee as well. 2018 FAVORITES Thanks to the power of Instagram and CBC naming him one of “One of Canada’s …

Welcome Simple Local Life’s Newest Contributor: Laura Mulrooney

Ok…I’m not sure if I should say that I have manifested this, or just finally decided,  that I was going to get Laura Mulrooney to write a column for Simple Local Life.  Laura writes beautiful and eloquent stories on her personal Facebook page, often on Sunday mornings. I have shared many of them on my …

Zero Waste Home Series: Bathroom

Transitioning to a lower waste household is an ongoing process. I’ve been making steady efforts for many years, and I still have so far to go. Something that works well for me is to focus on one room or category at a time (Konmari style) and make just a few changes at a time. It …

Sunday Morning Coffee

I usually grab a Sunday Morning Coffee and take time to catch-up on some stories I may not have had time to read throughout the week.  I thought you might enjoy them with your Sunday Morning Coffee as well. Buddhist translator to donate his $890K poker win This is my favourite story of the week…probably …

Crockpot Pulled Pork Sandwiches

It’s so nice to spend weekends relaxing and not stressing about meals.  This Crockpot Pulled Pork Sandwiches recipe is one you will appreciate when you want to enjoy good comfort food on a weekend, or even on a weekday when you want to just come home and kick off your shoes and sit down to …

Sunday Morning Coffee

Sunday morning I usually grab a coffee and take time to catch-up on some stories I may not have had time to read throughout the week.  I thought you might enjoy them with your Sunday morning coffee as well. Cooking with fire: Why this P.E.I. woman will never give up her wood stove A sweet little …

Five Girls Baking- Liverpool’s Sweet Spot

I’ve been wanting to stop in to Five Girls Baking ever since they opened shop on Main Street in Liverpool in August. I had been following their story on their Facebook page when they moved to Nova Scotia from BC and began selling bread and baked goods at various locations. Then this summer, they finally got …

Sunday Morning Coffee

Sunday morning I usually grab a coffee and take time to catch-up on some stories I may not have had time to read throughout the week.  I thought you might enjoy them with your Sunday morning coffee as well. Women leave behind lasting legacy for recreation in Ingonish Wow…this story just warmed my cold January heart. …