From Barn Stalls to Blogging – A Few Fun Facts & A Perfect Fall Soup

From pole bending championships to barn stalls and Disneyland tears — today’s post is all about the little things no one would ever guess about me. Oh, and since it’s officially soup weather in BC, I’m sharing my new favourite cozy recipe too!

Angry No More

As I do every year when August rolls around, my thoughts drift to my mom. It’s not that I don’t think of her at other times, but the weeks leading up to her birthday always bring a different kind of reflection. A soft tug on my heart. A remembering. When I sat down to write…

Another Senseless Tragedy

As a mom and a grandmother, I am numb, angry, frustrated, and heartbroken. I consider myself to be a woman of faith, hope and optimism, but honestly today I am struggling to find that space. Today I am a woman who has been knocked to the ground, a woman who is feeling despair. I don’t…

Ready to Travel? Not before trying this Roasted Butterflied Chicken or Turkey!

Wherever in the world you may be, I imagine that you’ve either been in a complete lockdown, partial lockdown, or some sort of quarantine for the past several years, I know we have. With the world as we know it grinding to a halt and pretty much all travel cancelled, It’s been 2 long years since…

Today is Canada Day

I am an American who has lived in Canada since 1984 so as far as Canadian history goes, I didn’t learn much about it in school (and really, I remember very little about American history either, but that was just me being lazy) and if I’m being perfectly honest, since living here Canada’s history didn’t really…