Simple Syrups
This past week on Instagram, we’ve been sharing some of our foraging finds. Using an app called PictureThis, has helped to identify plants we thought might be edible but we always double check online before picking or eating anything. As…
To be or not to be … a Mother
As Mothers day approaches my thoughts go to those of us who are not mothers. I (Wendy) am in a minority with my choice to not have children. I think this is a growing minority. I have heard, from my…
Are you truly happy?
Contentment – noun. A state of happiness and satisfaction Settling – verb. To accept or agree to something that one considers to be less than satisfactory. Are you content with your life, or are you settling? That is a loaded…
Coddiwomple- A Series of Stories
One day, a friend shared this video from a TED Talk with me. https://www.ted.com/talks/nancy_osborne_the_theory_of_coddiwomple I’d never heard this word before but it struck a chord with me. It occurred to me that I had been coddiwompling my way through life.…
Just Breathe
After talking with a few friends it occurs to me that not everyone likes yoga. I find this strange. I love yoga. Especially hot yoga. To me it is relaxing and I always leave there feeling less burdened than when…
Winter Staycation
As Canadians, we aren’t new to the idea of going away to somewhere warm in the winter. Many retirees go South, ending up in Florida or Arizona, avoiding the cold and snow shoveling. They have adopted the moniker of Snowbirds.…
Family
It’s Family Day today. It got me thinking, what is family? I have a small family. Just me, my sister and my parents. I am not close to any of my aunts, uncles or cousins. I can tell you their…
A Valentine Birthday
I’m sure, like many people who share a birthday with a holiday, you have a love/hate relationship with either your birthday or the holiday. This post was originally just for Instagram, but I quickly realized that I had so much…
Hair- I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy
Ok, if you don’t get that reference, that’s me quoting from the song Hair from the musical of the same name. Yup! I’m that nerd! But seriously, how many of you have had a love/hate relationship with your hair as…
To Tell or Not To Tell – The Covid Dilemma
It would seem that my year started off with a bang! Just not the kind I’d hoped for (insert rolling eyes). Other than the people I had seen prior to my positive test and onset of symptoms, I wasn’t sure…
