Creativity is Not a Hobby; it's a Way of Life!
Updated for 2018 I just love Canada Day! Maybe it’s because my very first Canada Day was Canada’s 100th birthday and was spent at Expo ‘67. I tell you – that was one thrilling experience! Of course, I’ve loved every Canada Day since then too. I feel privileged to be able to call Canada […]
The other day, I heard someone say that they were “stuck” in London all summer. Now, I get it. We all want to go other places than our own home cities – exploring the big wide world and all that. But, it’s pretty darn great right here! There’s LOADS of fun things to do this […]
There’s just something about hitting the open road and exploring areas that are new to us. I love the freedom that comes along with a road trip. You can pretty much choose to do what you want to do when you want to do it. Hungry? Stop and eat. Tired? Pull over for the night. […]
Are you heading off on vacation? It’s supposed to be a time of adventure and having fun, right? The last thing you want is to have to worry about your home. There are various ways of protecting your home while away but a house sitter, I believe, is the absolute best way. There are so […]
Are you headed out on any summer road trips this year? They’re such fun but you do need to be prepared for them. One really important thing that I find so many people seem to neglect is a car emergency kit. It’s actually not only a necessity for long road trips but all year long! […]
I’ve always loved road trips. Even when I was a kid, I found it really fun and exciting to see so many new places and things in a relatively short time. I enjoy the fact that I can take the slow meandering route as I go and stop to see whatever strikes my fancy. When […]
Being an introvert, I have a love-hate relationship with entertaining. I do enjoy having some friends and family over now and then but what I don’t enjoy is making such a big fuss that then I can’t enjoy spending time with them. That’s why when I have a party, I really like to serve foods […]
Are you kids crazy about making crafts? My daughter always was and the holidays were a time when she was pretty much desperate to craft all the time. (I wonder who she got that from?) Of course, I was always testing ideas for my art lessons at school too so it was a win-win situation […]
Welcome to the happiest time of year – appetizer season! Okay, okay, I’m joking – kind of. But I do love holiday entertaining time because appetizers just make me happy. I’ll choose savory over sweet 99% of the time and often make whole meals of just appetizers. So, all the tasty little tidbits served over […]
To say that I collect nutcrackers would be an understatement. I have over 100 of them. It all started when my dad (Walter) took me to the ballet and I became immediately enchanted. It’s one of the things I shared with my students at the beginning of each new school year as we got to […]
