Dear family, here are a few things to do in Ottawa this weekend

THIS lucky girl has been invited on a wee getaway to Mt. Tremblant this weekend courtesy of Ford Canada. A few local bloggy peeps will be meeting at Campbell Ford and driving to Hôtel Quintessence on Lake Tremblant for a bit of an adventure. (Translation: driving skills and delicious meals … Continue reading →

Stony Swamp, NCC trail #21

We decided to check out a new trail this weekend, another one in the Stony Swamp network of trails near Bell's Corners. I'm glad we went, because this trail is another keeper. See how happy it made us? It's a short trail. If I had to guess I'd say it clocks in at around 2.5 km, which makes … Continue reading →

A bowl of comfort and love

I've been feeling a bit like a crazy mama this week, working/writing/planning to the point of Total Brain Explosion. And then there's the weather! Holy crap. I've had it up to *here* with the deep freeze. CALGON, TAKE ME AWAY. The cold has been downright paralyzing. And this kind of paralysis … Continue reading →

Family Day 2014

Our day included an outing into the Gatineau Hills. It was pure gorgeousness; warm sun, white snow, blue skies. Heavenly serenity. This was my view on the way back to the car, along the Parkway: We followed an easy trail, marked no.5. It was good, although I was mildly annoyed at the … Continue reading →

So this is what we did with our Christmas tree

I am sad to report that we didn't host a pop-up forest on our front lawn this year (although I was very tempted). After Christmas we tossed our tree out the front door to await tree recycling day. After a, er, couple weeks, I decided to stand it up in a snowbank, like this: Sidebar: I was … Continue reading →

a peek inside the fishbowl

. . . where content is king, er, queen

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Dear family, here are a few things to do in Ottawa this weekend

Stony Swamp, NCC trail #21

A bowl of comfort and love

Family Day 2014

So this is what we did with our Christmas tree