

Great Sparks!
Very few hockey players are drafted into the NHL let alone get to play in an NHL game. If you are great and lucky and persistent and...


Moments to Savour
Breathe...slow down...live in the moment. Yesterday my youngest son put his head on my lap and intertwined his fingers with mine and said...


Burnt
I'll just put the lasagna in the oven while I put the kids to bed... 4:30 am, my youngest son wakes up and says to me "Mommy, I can't...


Snowy Muskoka
Muskoka has snow...beautiful magical snow. The trees in Bracebridge have a glimmering white coat. It is still relatively warm so the...


Candy Canes
Sticky, sweet, sugary...my toddler's hands were all of those things yesterday. The candy cane was to blame. Hard candy dates back to the...


Thunder Bay Rocks
Canada rocks...and Canada has some great rocks. Our children have developed an interest in sedementary, igneous and metamorphic rocks and...


The Good Life
Everyone wants to live the good life. I had lunch with a dear friend yesterday and I called him when I was heading to my vehicle after...


Beatle Mania
My children love The Beatles. Formed in Liverpool in 1960, they enjoyed their first hit, Love Me Do, in late 1962. They went on to...


Terrific Two
My two year old daughter is delightful. Terrific two...nothing terrible about it. Now my three older children...whole other...


Tanks in November
I wore a tank top yesterday...in November! Ontario is enjoying a respite from fall with soaring temperatures this week and beautiful...














