Real Food Meal Plan

I can’t call this Meal Plan Monday….because it is Wednesday. That is my life right now. I am behind, by at least 2 days, in almost everything. Not really, but that’s how I’ve been feeling. It’s just a busy time for me and my family. So you know what we need? A plan. A real …

So they’re 18….now what?

How did this happen? All the cliche’s…all the song lyrics…all the times I tried to “hang on and enjoy every minute”, have somehow slipped by and now and my two little babies aren’t babies anymore. So they’re 18.…now what? Twins I had twins. They were our first. One boy. One girl. One perfect family, according …

Sunday Morning Coffee

 Sunday mornings I usually take some time to read stories I may not have time for through the week. I plan to share some of my favourite stories here so that you might catch up on them as you enjoy a Sunday Morning Coffee! Cottage Reno Complete – Front Porch Mercantile In my reading about …

How about a little “Local Love” for Valentine’s Day?

Valentine’s Day is this Sunday. You have four days to make some plans, or at least do “something” about it. Why not consider supporting some of our local businesses this weekend? Winter can’t be an easy time for some of these smaller operations. Making a choice to spend your dollars locally could be making a …

Laughing and Learning with FAT Paint

“You should come to the FAT Paint Workshop at Hue Design Studio.” That’s how it all began. An innocent little message from my blogger friend Lori, who, oh yah, just happens to be a decorator/painter extraordinaire. East Coast Moms Media had put out an invitation to a few bloggers to take part in a FAT …

Storm Day Meal Prep

OK….I wasn’t planning on writing this, but realized I am fairly organized with my storm day meal prep. (We are currently under a Blizzard Warning) I did a quick grocery store run this morning, home before 9:30am, and started cooking. I live in a very power deficient area. We lose power. A lot. A memory …

Sunday Morning Coffee

Sunday mornings I usually take some time to read stories I may not have time for through the week. I plan to share some of my favourite stories here so that you might catch up on them as you enjoy a Sunday Morning Coffee!  How to Simply Embrace Beginnings and Endings – Be More with …

Let’s Meet for Coffee-The Interval Cafe- Bridgewater, NS

Chances are, through your personal or professional life, you will find yourself saying “Let’s meet for coffee…” at one time or another. You may just want to slip away yourself for a few quiet minutes to refresh, read, or do some work. Now…where to go? How about the Interval Cafe? Edited: The Interval Cafe has …

Ham and Pea Pasta

Did you buy a ham this week? Are you wondering how to stretch that into another meal? This recipe for Ham and Pea Pasta is so quick and easy, you could have this on the table in about 20 minutes from start to finish. Getting home after work? Before you do anything start boiling a …

Meal Plan Monday- February 1

My meal plan this week did not involve me looking up recipes, scanning the sales and sitting and writing a detailed list. Sometimes life doesn’t work like that. In a busy week, I made my meal plan as I shopped and checked a recipe on my phone while I was there. I still left though …