As Spring approaches in South Western Ontario, small towns everywhere are gearing up for annual Maple Sugar Festivals found throughout the province. What better way to celebrate this time of year than to whip up a batch of delicious pancakes from scratch! This is my own recipe with a delicious twist, enjoy with your favourite Canadian maple syrup...…

Bellies here.

Bellies there.

Babies growing in bellies everywhere.

Is it just me or is the world’s population ready to explode with babies?

Every time I open my reader, there is another announcement of a pregnancy…

It’s like I’m surrounded by hormonal words and ice cream hogger.  

But it’s very exciting.

I was looking on Etsy (I may have an addiction) for some fun clothes to adorn a baby boy that’s about to make his appearance sometime soon,…

Do you have a couch or chair in your home that lacks a certain je ne sais quoi?

And you want add a dash of awesomeness to it but don’t know where to look?

Well then I have the perfect place for you.

Everyone meet Nisse Works.

Can you say…

funny pic of what I saw today- snow makes you do crazy things.. See post and Picture

The entire room fell silent as her frail body was cautiously guided into the chair from across the table. Her face stripped of make-up exposing the prominent lines and creases from 80 years worth of a life fulfilled. She was barely recognizable until you saw the beauty and warmth from deep within her soul that emanated through her familiar eyes. Her soul, the only thing untarnished by cancer.



A barrage of conversations had commenced at the table. Each one commanding her individual…

I am thankful for



the crisp clean breeze that lightly kisses my cheek



and the gentle warmth of an Autumn sun's embrace

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Shut up, I know it’s not Friday yet, whaddya take me for?! But it IS a long weekend for most North Americans, & even though I’d like to say I did this solely for The Empress ’cause I’m just that frikkin’ giving, (bite me), that’s not the case. My mother recently shared this video with me,…

I speak Canadian eh! That means I spell words like colour, humour, or favour properly. It means that my alphabet ends with a Zed, not a Zee. It means the beer store is a couple of kilometres away rather than a mile & a half or so. It means that when I say a bag of milk, I really do mean a BAG. And it means I pepper my speech with eh instead of y’all. Yes, that’s my subtle way of pointing out to non-Canadians that, despite…

Amazingly, the month of May is winding to a close, & with it, May Mayhem here in Crazy Town. I can’t say enough about all the fabulous ladies & incredible Moms who contributed to my celebration of motherhood, so I won’t bother to try….I’m exhausted, what do you want from me?! They also got me out of many a post this month…which I really needed. So…