Every Summer we go to this big crafter's fair called Art by the River. It's held at the Fort Malden National Historic Site in Amherstburg, Ontario. We enjoy walking around and looking at all the various things for sale, doing a little Christmas shopping, maybe eating a frozen yogurt or two. The kids always want to stop and paint a picture at the art station. The one part of the … [Read more...]
I Just Watched Canada Take on the World #LikeAGirl, #Rio2016
I was going to write this blog post about how the Canadian women have been rocking the Olympics. I've been thinking about it all week, planning it out in my head, just waiting for the perfect kid free moment to write it all down. I mean last Sunday the medal standing was at 12 medals for Canada, all of them earned by women. That day I read this article in the Winnipeg Free … [Read more...]
Vintage Cartoon Map of Canada, celebrating 100 years of Confederation in 1967 #ThrowbackThursday
When we cleared out my grandmother's basement after she passed away, one of the cool things we found was a pile of pamphlets and such from Expo '67, (the International World's Fair which was held in Montreal in 1967) This wonderfully cheesy vintage map that I've taken a scan of was the centerfold for the Expo '67 official guide book. Any guesses as to what Rapunzel is doing … [Read more...]
Amazing All-Canadian Giveaway for The Great Canadian Blog Bash 2013 #TGCBB
The hosts behind The Great Canadian Blog Bash have come up with some AMAZING prizes!!! If you’ve been sneaking peeks at the sponsors page you will already know that we have lined up a bunch of fabulous Canadian companies, ready to bring to you a collection of drool worthy prize packages! Much thanks to all the companies below for supporting Canadian bloggers! Go HERE to … [Read more...]
The Great Canadian Blog Bash, 2012 Edition!
(Note: This post is "stickied" to the top for the duration of the Blog Bash. Scroll down to see my latest content.) Hi! Come on in. Pleased to "meet" you! Grab some coffee. I am so excited that The Great Canadian Blog Bash is finally here! If you don't already know -- The Great Canadian Blog Bash is a giant all Canadian blog hop where Canadian Bloggers and Canadian … [Read more...]
{ Safety Recall Warning } TASSIMO Brewers and T DISCs
I felt obliged to share this, as I've given away TASSIMO machines on here in the past, and have many times publicly declared my love for their brewers. TASSIMO issued two huge product recalls yesterday, one for their brewer machines and one for some of the T DISCs as well. The brewer recall is for TAS100x, TAS451x, TAS46x, TAS200x and TAS651 machines with date codes FD … [Read more...]
Just Imagine… Birth Centres in Ontario
Guest Post from Canadian Blogger Little Miss Kate Imagine giving birth in a place that is specialized in supporting women in healthy birth. Where your care provider will be with you for the duration of your labour, and care for you and your baby post birth as well. A place with a multitude of options for helping your labour progress and pain management including baths, … [Read more...]
Partying with Wonder+ SimplyFree at our Day After Canada Day Celebration!
We had a tough choice to make this year concerning our Canada Day celebrations. Rainbow's birthday is coming up next week. Normally we throw some kind of pool-party BBQ on the Canada Day weekend and celebrate her birthday with fireworks and cake. This year due to the fact that we need to make some costly repairs, we haven't opened the pool. The idea of holding a BBQ in our … [Read more...]
What Sort of Gift Does a Three Year Old Give a Country?
I was sitting eating lunch with my Rainbow, who will be four next week, when she said, "Mom, can I ask you something? If today's Canada's Birthday does the world get a present?" I'm always curious to see what my girl is thinking, so I asked her what sort of present she thought the world would like. "What about a cake?" "No, because the world has no mouth!" "What … [Read more...]