a peek inside the fishbowl

At what age should a child be taught how to slice a banana? It’s something I found myself thinking about as I was chatting with Pat Gere, the director at OMS Montessori. Studies show that kids crave and thrive when given age-appropriate responsibilities, yet we find ourselves in a society that is becoming increasingly fearful of kids walking […]

Yesterday I had a full day traipsing around the countryside learning about Ontario food producers, although maybe traipsing is a bit of an exaggeration considering we were on a coach bus and we stopped at three places. ;) The tour was organized by Farm and Food Care Ontario and was designed to (a) coincide with […]

For the past few years I’ve been trying to challenge myself on my birthday in some way: via terrifying roller coasters and arduous hikes. In my book, there is no better way to celebrate another year of living than by pushing one’s boundaries. This is why I decided that I wanted to bike to Carleton Place with […]