Who doesn't love surprises? xoxoxox Simplest ones are the best.. little notes, a gifted latté or shared lunch

♥ Remember that Spring Oranges Pound Cake and my wee video that was so much fun to make.. { I know, it's not

gratefulness settled in this week with quieting every-day events { there's something to be said for "ordinary"

my purpose here is "the intentional celebration of everything that is beautiful in my world" it is my way of p

Step away from the butter tarts.. I promised my Facebook friends to post this recipe before New Year's Eve. Th

I've always wanted to do one of those "In my kitchen" posts. But who am I kidding? I'm so "all over the place"

♥ Christmas decorating always begins outside for our family.. Dried coppery magnolia leaves tender spruce an

With Christmas coming up.. there are Craft Fairs and Art Markets popping up all over our city! The Telus Inter

The following is an excerpt from a post I made one year ago... The Field of Crosses "As my daughter quiet

Which one of these is a little white lie: 1. I'm still swimming, it gets easier every day. 2. I didn't make ei

"The physiotherapist instructed absolutely no cycling, even the elliptical machines are too much wear on my kn

Smidge and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Chapter One Don't get me wrong.. I love Apple { not "

We were totally "caked-out" from my daughter's birthday and the Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Coffee Cake I racked

  ♥ "gâteau au café     café cake    caffè torta      císt

sometimes.. you just crave a change a change of pace.. scenery.. new friends.. perhaps old friendships rekindl

If hindsight is 20-20, what is intuition? ♥ I should have intuited, that after a long week of birthday plann

Malcolm Gladwell ( I'd like to be "Bodeswell" ) wrote The Tipping Point. "The tipping point is that magic mom

If ya ever want ta' visit us in Canada.. ye'll see der's a few accents ya' might want ta know of. Such as the

"Good morning eager young minds." { All quotes are from " A Beautiful Mind " } "Find a truly original ide

  Autumn beckoned Katie and I.. who were we to argue? A photography essay prescribed by the remnants of f

    ♥ Wishing you and your loved ones a joyous day of giving thanks for those who are near and tho

Being just a touch obsessive when I go on holidays.. everything has to be done: desk cleaned off, bills paid,

Have you ever noticed how our earliest memories from say, four years old, are mental snapshots taken

A little plot of earth a shovel seeds rain sun and a hose are all you'd need for a lovely little garden... but

There was a cool timbre to the morning air last Saturday as Katie and I hefted our bikes onto the car rac

  ♥♥♥ hope is most powerful in the face of uncertain success it is the spark of courage and stoic r

TO DO LIST ✓ Coffee ✓ Breakfast ✓ Kids to school ✓ Workout ✓ Coffee ✓ Appointments/Work ✓ Coffee

Instagram is the new Pinterest, which was the new Twitter, which was the new Facebook, which was the new Email

Sometimes we are blessed with the love and guidance of parents and, if we're lucky, we are blessed to have a c

One day Katie and her boyfriend Travis went to pick { Huckleberries } ♥  â™¥ Up the side of the mountai

Lavender (Handefull of Pleasant Delites) Lavender is for lovers true, Which evermore be faine; Desiring always

It's easy to get creative in the kitchen at the lake with so many fresh ingredients a short bike ride away! â™

A trip to the market yielded these...and these one of these a bouquet of weeds and a bowl of spices plopped in

One does a whole painting for one peach and people think just the opposite - that particular peach is but a de

{ Note to Bloggers: due to an agonizing slow internet connection I am having difficulty uploading pages and ph

I asked. John answered. Chgo John from the Bartolini Kitchens has a way of doing that ..for everyone