A family road trip to Old Montreal

A few summers ago Mark and I spent a weekend in Old Montreal to celebrate our tenth anniversary. We fell in love with this lovely part of the city and promised to return someday with kids in tow. So that's what we did. We left Friday night and returned last night. I'm still recovering. There … Continue reading →

A peek inside the wintery grounds of Rideau Hall

One of the best things about being a WAHM is that I have the luxury of juggling my schedule around my kids and work deadlines. Usually it works out, sometimes it does not... like yesterday, when I had a massive deadline AND a field trip. Neither were negotiable, so I was up at 5:00 in order to … Continue reading →

Winter wonderland

We went cross-country skiing last weekend. As I mentioned, the day was picture perfect. The girls are still learning (and I'm rather iffy myself) so we chose what appeared to be a very easy trail in the Stony Swamp area of Ottawa. It was a great choice. It was perfect in every way... an easy 3km … Continue reading →

Here birdie birdie

When it's minus twenty outside, like today, I become a little bit more concerned about our feathered friends. Our backyard is a haven for a number of different bird species. I'm happy about this, because we are a bird-admiring kind of family. We love watching them flit around the yard, swooping … Continue reading →

A soup recipe for beginners and experts alike: leek soup

I don't normally like to start a blog post with an insult, but I think I'm going to have to make an exception this time. Mark has been under the weather lately, and he asked me to buy him some Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup. "I don't care about the sodium," he said wearily, "I just want the … Continue reading →

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A family road trip to Old Montreal

A peek inside the wintery grounds of Rideau Hall

Winter wonderland

Here birdie birdie

A soup recipe for beginners and experts alike: leek soup