Sunday Skiing and Simple Suppers

Sunday Skiing and Simple Suppers

Sunday is our sabbath. Our one day a week to have a break from regular life responsibilities. A day to play and rest. We do this is in the great outdoors. Although last week the girls and I stayed in pj's and watched a movie - we need those days ...

Ides of March (on St. Patrick's Day)

Ides of March (on St. Patrick's Day)

(No Weekend Edition links today.) I just learned about the Ides of March this week. We were reading Chapter 35 in The Story of The World: Ancient Times (the one that's taken us about 2 years to read through) and came across the significance of March 15th. While reading the ...

Nurturing Creativity ~ My E-Book is Almost Here!

Nurturing Creativity ~ My E-Book is Almost Here!

I wrote a little book for you. Next week I will launch that project, my very first e-book, into this world of online publishing. Last summer, after our big move from Maine back to Canada, I got down to work with my writing. I needed to get serious about making ...

Cocoa Date Cookies

Cocoa Date Cookies

A couple months ago Jennifer @ Kidoing introduced me to the cookbook Bake With Dates, written by Susan Lowenberg. Susan also has a blog by the same name. Chock full of free, healthy recipes. I am always open to sugar free (for me this includes all refined sweetners - honey, ...

Our Sparkle Story

Our Sparkle Story

When we moved last fall we lost good library service. A big loss to be sure but one we are learning to work around. During that time, with limited access to other resources, I started paying more attention to Sparkle Stories. I had seen their name mentioned on many blogs ...

Sunday with My Girls

Sunday with My Girls

The boys are in the mountains today skiing. We girls are at home. I don't mean to be sexist here but the truth is sometimes the girls slow the boys down. (Sometimes we kick their butts too, like Celine's dogged determination on our backpacking trip last summer.) And though our ...

Weekend Edition ~ Ready, Set...

Weekend Edition ~ Ready, Set...

There's a general vibe in my world these days - in my reading, living and connecting. A readiness for new things. It's that time of year. The readiness to spring clean, to dream, to do something. Most of today's links tie into that somehow. Inspiring Internet Read Alouds. We love ...