Monthly Archives Aug 2011

Announcing Real Food Matters

August 31, 2011

Speaking of my mom...I'm happy to make a special announcement. My mom's blog Real Food Matters is now live. My mom, aka Karen, is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and is testing the online waters with her blog, finding her way as she pursues her passion as a health coach. I ...

My Mother ~ My Friend

August 29, 2011

In the month of June we celebrated my mother's birthday. And yes, it took me this long to write about it! I don't remember the last time I was present to wish my mom a happy birthday in person so it was quite a gift for both of us to ...

Blueberries & Beaches

August 28, 2011

It's the weekend friends, and we are living summer to its fullest. Anticipating the tail end of Irene hitting the Canadian Maritimes sometime tomorrow we made the most of a gorgeous day outdoors. A morning of berry picking followed by an afternoon at the beach. Berry picking is in my ...

An E-Cookbook Giveaway

August 25, 2011

Today at 30 Day Vegan I am sharing my first ever cooking demonstration video - cooking beans in a pressure cooker. Welcome, if you are visiting from Heather's course. I didn't want to leave all my regular readers (and random visitors of course) out in the cold while posting that ...

Whole Food Vegan Pesto

August 23, 2011

I've got some food related posts coming your way over the next couple weeks here at FIMBY. I'm contributing to Heather's 30 Day Vegan summer course and it's inspired me to share some of my vegan kitchen knowledge and experience here at the same time. I don't want you to ...

I Should Be Grateful (and I am)

August 22, 2011

Our family went on an overnighter backpacking trip this weekend. The kids did amazing (we all did!) The trail was relatively flat, no elevation gains or losses to speak of compared to mountain hiking, so we trucked an amazing 18 miles in 2 days. 18 miles! With packs! In the ...

An August Dessert

August 20, 2011

It's the middle of August. The days this week were ripe with all the best of summer. VBS, berries, basil, and swimming. At the end of one of those perfect summer days (truly, this week has been the height of summer for me) I had this for lovely combination for ...

Life by The Water

August 19, 2011

Water is a big part of our lives here in Nova Scotia. Each time we leave the house we drive along the river to pretty much get anywhere. The town where we go the market and the library is one of the most historic seaports in all of Canada. And ...

And You Thought I Always Liked to Hike

August 17, 2011

Two years ago this summer I went through a personal transformation of sorts with regards to our weekly hiking routine. I have always loved being outdoors with my family but that summer, as our practice of one day a week became more serious, what had once been fun and enjoyable ...

FIMBY Takes A Break

August 10, 2011

After over 24 hours of travel - 3 overnight flights across country and a full day of driving back up to Nova Scotia - we are reunited again with our children. Paper flowers handcrafted by Amy. Jeremy and Amy were our gracious hosts for the last days of our trip. ...