A Blonde Moment I forgot what I was looking for... but I found something even better! I'd forgotten who I was

"A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside." -Winnie the Pooh It's been

Like many food writers, I share my food photos and creations on Facebook.. I even have a dedicated Just a Smid

oh, dear...  just woke up hmm.. late again yikes, just a minute a bit too much wine last night, methinks.

Valentine's Day isn't just about ♥love♥ but it should be about the simplicity and inherent goodness of jus

With a huge grin, I watched people wander in and then gaze... gob-smacked... where to start... what to choose?

  I'm sooo excited to be a part of this great event! A group of Calgary Food Bloggers are descending on C

oh, sleep elusive Hypnos... slumbering in shades of Indigo and Prussian Blue! if sleep must shun at least gran

There’s that moment of panic after you receive certain phone calls. Your heart races, emotion floods into ev

I love walking barefoot... Sand would be ideal but even smooth, worn hardwood floors will do. I love how natur

Pink is a “Pink” (a lovely flower, aptly named) but it is also juxtaposed with its cousin the lascivious�

Sometimes an off-hand remark feels portentous and resonates, like this one... "Can you see how the gentle curv

Heart Center quiet cat-like tread lightly in the darkened room roll out mats and smooth cloth to flatten rest

    un·der·stud·y/ˈəndərˌstədē/   Noun: (in the theater) A person who learns another's

i've been tagged! with 10 questions it is "de rigueur" that I respond...   Describe yourself in seven wor

i ♥ anything vintage i've always wanted to make my own Organic Yogurt... i've also wanted to experiment wit

Haaaave you met Stanley... Poor little Stanley Lambchop was smashed flat one night by a bulletin board that hi

This will be the last snow photo from me for a while.. "Aaargh not another Bloody Bleak snow picture!!" Yay! W

e made inspiration began here, with incidental musing... 'what must it be like to live here and cook over this

This was a perfect day... the sun shone on snow dressed boughs the line of trees tended the shadows of the tra

Lucky finally took Katie and I for our traditional Christmas walk yesterday. It’s usually reserved for the B

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... and you can be darn

Harmonic Solstice To listen to music, is to be conveyed... back to a distinct instance every detail seen, ever

I had to pull over to the side of the road... thank goodness for my  iPhone! I quickly entered Crown Food

I had a craving for one of these today... Or just one of these Whoppers would do... Occasionally, I get this i

I have always had a passion for anything French... it began in 4th Grade with the formal introduction of M. et

Some mornings we wake up with, or are woken up by a nasty surprise... an ailment of some sort or other (my fri

We have a saying in Calgary... "If you don't like the weather, wait 15 minutes." We went from one of these las

Pockets Full of Poseys Pockets Full of poseys Crayons, pennies and The Candy's Store sweets Lullabies and hush

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That "clunk" you just heard was the sound of my forehead hitting the desk. This was my status update yesterday

"When you are so busy working outside of your home, it's truly important to have the right people to support y

  ...Wondering who she is? Then scroll on down... We have something called a Chinook here in Calgary... a

imaginings anticipation is an alloyed blessing... while we envisage future events of our lives in a series of

"Ahhh... " he murmured and then there was a sagacious pause, you know... the kind where one waits with bated b

it's my ♥100th  post♥ time for a celebration (of sorts) so I've made my first recipe slideshow! it's