If you’ve been reading my blog and/or newsletter you know that my family is in the middle of a relocation… Read more Favourite Things: April Edition

If you’ve been reading my blog and/or newsletter you know that my family is in the middle of a relocation… Read more Favourite Things: April Edition
I was certainly busy in March with everything from house guests to a family birthday to packing for our upcoming… Read more Favourite Things: March Edition
When I look back over the past month I realize that it was pretty interesting! Here are a few things… Read more 9 Things I Learned in February
February may be the shortest month, but I’m not short on fun things to share with you. Let’s dive in.… Read more Favourite Things: February Edition
Very recently I have acquired a fascination with salt. This sudden interest has two sources. First, I bought a cookbook… Read more Did You Know? Maldon Sea Salt
Here’s a brief historical highlights post with articles on magazine archives, ancient luxury arts, an opera about Tabasco, and the… Read more Historical Highlights 126
Robert Burns (1759-1796) — famous for poems like “Auld Lang Syne,” “A Red, Red Rose,” and “To a Mouse” —… Read more How to Celebrate Robbie Burns Day
This is my third year compiling a list of “firsts” to post on my blog. At the end of 2015… Read more Firsts of 2017 in Pictures
Is your year off to a good start? Looking back, here are six assorted things I learned in December —… Read more 6 Things I Learned in December
Happy New Year! If you’d like, take a few minutes to look back at all the things that made December… Read more Favourite Things: December Edition
November was full of the usual midwife appointments, book club, and colds (we seem to come down with something every… Read more Favourite Things: November Edition
Here are four random things I learned in October. Tomato leaves are not poisonous! 2. Daylilies are edible: shoots, tubers,… Read more 4 Things I Learned in October
Happy Thanksgiving, Canadian friends! If you’re curious about the history of Thanksgiving in Canada, here’s a post I wrote two… Read more History of Pumpkin Spice from “Pompkins” to PSLs