food!

I got something amazing delivered to me today…FOOD!
My sister in law tipped me off about Food and I signed up for my 1st fresh box this week. Today I got a whack of carrots, potatoes, lettuce, celery, strawberries and so much more, all delivered to my front door in a reusable container. All organic and [...]

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Stories parents tells

I was raised by a great storyteller. My father was the master of delightfully squeamish stories and many were told to keep us from hurting ourselves and others were told to keep us quiet.
On the way to my grandfather’s we always passed an old farm house on the edge of Transcona.
My father told my brother [...]

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Handmade Gifts

Julia gave her friend a reusable sandwich wrap for her birthday. I was excited to hear how it was received. I was told, “I didn’t like being the only person who didn’t give her a toy”.
Boo.
I certainly need to think of something fantastic to wrap inside to make it a great present. My [...]

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Asparagus

My daughter LOVES asparagus and I didn’t know it.  Isn’t this something a mother should know? Someone out there has been feeding my daughter asparagus and she has been loving it.
We made the Spring Celebration soup together last night, from Simply in Season and we both gobbled it up. 
We have many plans for this weekend, Julia [...]

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The great day off

Fresh rain is hitting the warm streets as I leisurely sip my 3rd cup of coffee. I love days off.
Julia comes home in 20 minutes, and she is excited to be back because she heard about this:

I found a great bag of cabbage patch kid clothing, accessories (including a passport and plane ticket to [...]

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How to get children’s attention

I just finished giving a tour of the Art Gallery to a group of Grade 1, 2 & 3 students. Afterwards, the parents that followed along the tour complimented me on my work, they said “you had them hanging off your every word. How do you do that?”
It is very simple. Tell children excellent stories. Any child I [...]

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Mother’s Day

I woke to snuggles and soft urgings to open my presents. (Julia did not believe me when I said sleep was a gift). She presented me with a hand-drawn portrait of me, in a hand glued frame consisting of twigs, flowers, twine and shells. Dave gave me a cool Respect your mother eco-shirt.
they took me [...]

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Saturday crafts

Good evening.
I have been a wee bit obsessed with the reusable sandwich wrap idea for a few days. This morning, I dragged Julia to the fabric store and she picked out two different fabrics. She has two birthday parties to attend this month and the kids are getting these with a little something wrapped [...]

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Scenes from the farm

Today, I first heard about children suffering from “nature deficit disorder” .
As inspiration, I offer a glimpse at our delightful weekend at the farm

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Soccer mom – Game One

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