It’s that time of year again that fills dog owners and runners with a smidge of fear: skunk season. These little critters always seem to come out in the early morning or twilight in particular regularity in the [...]
It’s getting hot in here! As summer draws to a close I reflect back on my early spring choices for my vegetable garden. Full disclosure moment here: I have never, ever been a big vegetable gardener. Yes… [...]
I love to read. I love to talk about my reads. I love to share my reads. This is one of those ‘shares’. There have been some books make me laugh, some that make me cry and some [...]
Niagara-on-the-Lake is a small town situated on the Niagara peninsula where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario. Its history is rich as it served as the first capital of the province of Upper Canada. Many battles during the war [...]
As a member of the founding executive team for the first eco department store in North America, I have been a long time advocate for all things environmentally friendly …whether toxin free personal care products or cleaning solutions, to [...]
Have you every had a recipe that you were a smidge too intimidated to try? For me it was flattened chicken. I have to say the whole prospect of cutting the backbone out was kind of icky. That never [...]
Ok… let’s admit right off the bat this summer was not as we all planned at any degree whatsoever. I do have to say with more time at home whether working or attempting to fill my time in a [...]
Do you remember as a kid you’d often be asked “what’s your favourite colour”? A rather innocuous question, but one that quite often holds a number of insights. Because with my work, and quite honestly my personal life, colour [...]
I have to admit that I am a sucker for the amazing aroma of freshly baked bread. It is warm, comforting and filled with the promise of deliciousness! The history of this heavenly delight goes back six centuries. It [...]
With social distancing and the 2020 lockdown, the use of video conference calls surged. Not my first choice to do business or socialize, but quite often the only choice to connect. During the recent social distancing requirement, I was [...]
