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Catching Some Z’s {An ABC Friday Post}

July 5, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

Here we are at the last week of ABC Friday. We zipped and zoomed, and made it from A to Zed. And now it's time to head to bed... Or maybe take a page from G-Girl's book and just pass out wherever. Zzzzzzzzz............ … [Read more...]

Y is for… You!

June 29, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

Yo. Y is for... You! Yes, you! A Dr. Suess quote to banish yawns, summon yaks (um, no not really), and brighten your day. You're welcome.   … [Read more...]

X is for eXtreme eXcitement. No? How about Xanadu?

June 25, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

Friday I was at Blue Mountain, riding the gondola, hiking the Bruce Trail, eating sushi, painting pottery, playing in the sand, zooming down the mountain coaster, and generally seeing to it that my kids had the most eXciting first day of Summer ever. We then made our eXit and trekked the 6 hour car ride home, where we spent Saturday recouping and Sunday celebrating my MILs … [Read more...]

Watch with Wonder

June 14, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks back hubby took the girls to a local craft fair and they got to see a 3D printer in action. My daughter watched in wonder as this somewhat wacky piece of tech worked to weave together tiny threads of plastic to form 3D models. What a weird and wonderful thing!   … [Read more...]

V is for VIA Rail

June 7, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

VIA Rail is my very favourite way to travel. I will not of my own volition take an airplane when train is a valid option. I love sitting by the window, watching the world go by, drinking a coffee and writing on my netbook (or more realistically based on my last few trips, chatting with a friend and fellow blogger). It's one of my favourite places to be. I took this photo … [Read more...]

T is for… Tasty! {An ABC Friday “T” Post}

May 24, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

T is for table laid out with tasty treats. We did a little taste testing with some of the goodies hubby and I brought back from our trip to the Food Bloggers of Canada Conference last month.  (Thank you Tree of Life!) And I thought this would be a good time for trying out some of the new photography tips I picked up at the event. So tell me, are my new … [Read more...]

S is for… Sisters!

May 17, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

S is for silly.... Sisters who share, and celebrate Saturdays with play clothes, "pajamas days" and crazy hair.   Silly? Sad? Sassy or Saucy? Share your Super Special "S" posts , link up with ABC Friday! … [Read more...]

R is for… Road Trip!

May 11, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

R is for Road Trip! And a really royal rooftop view (from the rooftop terrace at The Grand Hotel & Suites in Toronto).   Rogues, Royals, Revolutions, & Remembrances, You've got an "R" post to share, right? link up with ABC Friday! … [Read more...]

P is for… Perfectly Pink!

April 26, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

I am not even going to get into my own mixed feelings towards the colour pink (think petulant and pessimistic).  Nope, today it's all about Rainbow. She who would be perfectly happy covered head to toe in pink. She who is constantly pushing. Pushing her boundaries, pushing my buttons. Here she is in her pink backpack on a perfect spring day insisting that she lead the way to … [Read more...]

O is for… Once Upon a Time in the Land of Oz!

April 19, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

  Of course "O" is for Oz, in this household how could it be anything else? I think most of you are already well aware of how much Rainbow and I love the original Oz books.  Reading a chapter from "Dorothy-Toto" has been part of our nightly bedtime routine for well over two years now.      Since L. Frank Baum's Oz stories were written over 100 years … [Read more...]

N is for No, Nothing, Nada. {ABC Friday}

April 12, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

This is just to notify you all that I am not posting for ABC Friday this week. No, I am not. I am contributing nothing. I am too busy playing with my Nordic Ware cookware, and getting ready to sneak off to the Food Bloggers of Canada Conference. I'm also preoccupied with trying to figure out how to use my new Nokia phone to navigate for our road trip tomorrow (the built in GPS … [Read more...]

M is for… Maple Leaf, Mask and Mother

April 5, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

My mother made this maple leaf image in pastels. She didn't make it just for me, but just after I started this blog she gifted me with the original and gave me permission to use it for my logo. So this picture, I have all sorts of warm fuzzy feeling for it both because my mom made it, and because for over two years now it's represented me online in this grand adventure that is … [Read more...]

L is for… Little Loves

March 29, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

L is for the little ones who are the light and love of my life, and for their lovely likenesses captured last minute as we head out the door. … [Read more...]

K is for… Knock Knock Knock

March 23, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant 5 Comments

Of course when my kids tell them they sound more like... Knock Knock Who's there? A nana, nana. A nana, nana who? A nana and a cracker and a tomato together walking... No, really... This is my three year old Baby-G. Kid can't stop kicking and moving about, not even while telling her special knock knock jokes. Plenty of kinetic energy to burn, this … [Read more...]

J is for… Jittery Journey to Joyous Java Juice {Caramel Mochaccino TASSIMO Recipe}

March 15, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant 1 Comment

You may have noticed, I'm a bit of a coffee junky. And my favourite poison, when enjoying a jaunt to the local coffee shop is a nice rich chocolatey mocha. Yum. So of course when I got a TASSIMO (back over 2 years ago now), the very first order of business was trying to make a decent mocha. I tried mixing a hot chocolate T-Disc with an espresso T-disc. I tried adding … [Read more...]

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