April 22 is Earth Day but how we commemorate the occasion shouldn’t be a once a year thing. This year I’ve teamed up with Ice River Green Bottle Co to challenge you to make some sustainable changes to how you live. When people said green plastics were unusable, Ice River Green Bottle Co said “challenge… Continue reading Earth Day Challenge with Ice River Green Bottle Co
Neatly: a sustainable way to clean
A few months ago, I got to test out Neatly, an eco-friendly multi-purpose cleaner. It comes as a concentrated jelly that you drop into warm water and - voila! - you’ve got a cleaner that will work on wood, ceramic, appliances, marble, granite, glass, quartz, plastic, and leather. It comes in a beautiful recyclable box… Continue reading Neatly: a sustainable way to clean
Apple Season: Apple Butter
Apple butter. Not exactly butter, it isn’t quite jam, something deliciously in between. And the perfect way to use up that haul you brought home from the orchard. First you’ll need to chop up your apples – about 4 lbs of them. Don’t worry about peeling or coring them; a lot of the fruits natural… Continue reading Apple Season: Apple Butter
We always need more snuggles
I hope this doesn’t count as me snooping in her diary. I was tidying the house and came across a few notebooks that the kids use for pictures and stories and notes, and came across this one from my daughter. My son has always been a snuggle bug and is usually glued to my side.… Continue reading We always need more snuggles
5 Things to Know about CBD Products
Cannabidiol (CBD), the second-most prominent-cannabinoid in the cannabis plant behind Tetrahydrocannabinol, the compound that is known to get users "high," has seen a dramatic increase within the wellness industry. That comes thanks to its long list of purported medicinal benefits without causing intoxication or coming with severe side effects. In a 2019 Gallup survey, 14… Continue reading 5 Things to Know about CBD Products
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This morning, as encouraged by Native Women Running, I ran 2.15 miles to remember and honour the 215 Indigenous children found buried in a forgotten grave at a Kamloops Residential School. I realized I own almost nothing orange (read about Orange Shirt Day here) but minutes into the run, orange found us. The fox trotted… Continue reading 215
Coding Trains with Robobloq
Robobloq, a leading STEAM robotics company dedicated to creating smart and educational robotic toys for children worldwide, was kind enough to send us their Coding Express. The smart robotic train can be played both on the track and off the track. You can set it to roam freely around the track, respond to whistle blasts,… Continue reading Coding Trains with Robobloq
Bread Club: Focaccia Art
Week two of Bread Club and we’re decorating a warm, herby focaccia. Focaccia is a flat bread with a crispy top and a soft centre filled with air bubbles. We decorated ours with a spring vibe for an Easter appetizer. The kids had so much fun making veggie flowers. You’ll need: 1 1/3 cup warm… Continue reading Bread Club: Focaccia Art
Garden Dreams
I have a feeling it might just be because Ontario is stuck in an ineffective cycle of lock downs - restrictions - grey zones - red zones - who knows ... We left the city for the ‘burbs 5 years ago because we couldn’t afford housing prices in the city. Having always lived in the… Continue reading Garden Dreams
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