Tag Archives: family

Travelling in Vancouver, with kids!

A few weeks ago our family finally made a much anticipated trip out west, flying into Vancouver and then driving back east to Calgary.  Our first few days were spent exploring downtown Vancouver and the waterfront, which was easily accessible … Continue reading

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Sugar cookies get the royal treatment for Easter

A good sugar cookie recipe is like your favourite pair of jeans – well worn, familiar and what you go back to when nothing else fits.  That’s how I feel about this recipe.  It is a little different than traditional … Continue reading

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Teaching your kids to give back

I just returned home from a wonderful vacation in Jamaica with my family and good friends, and while I was away I had some time to spend reflecting on how fortunate we are to be able to vacation in such … Continue reading

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Fun, creative alternatives to store-bought Valentines

The tradition of the written valentine has been around since the 1400′s, with mass produced versions available to purchase and send as early as the 1800′s.  Different styles have been popular through the years, including these flowery, Victorian-style valentines (from http://wordplay.hubpages.com/hub/victorian-valentines-cards-hearts-flowers) … Continue reading

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Taste of the season – Gingerbread 3 ways

“And I had but one penny in the world. Thou should’st have it to buy gingerbread.” – William Shakespeare, Love’s Labours Lost Originally the term gingerbread referred to preserved ginger, but over time it has come to refer to a … Continue reading

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A Father’s Day Project To Flip Over

So how many of you are busy at this time of year? Dance recitals, music recitals, soccer and baseball have started, exams, year-end school productions underway…and these are only the activities involving your kids (I am not even going to … Continue reading

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Great Expectations

Well, it looks like the nicer weather is finally here and with spring comes many of those photo-worthy everyone-is-getting-dressed-up-so-let’s-take-a-picture events.  Tis the season for First Communions, graduations, birthdays and anniversaries, all of which remind us to haul out the camera … Continue reading

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