My 2010 New Year’s resolution was to bake a pie every month, along with keeping fit and eating healthy. So far it’s been a challenge. Baking a pie every month has been a hard resolution to keep and in order to keep my other two resolutions,...
Every Sunday at the St. Lawrence Market, vendors gather with their vintage and collectable items. The antique market is a treasure hunter’s delight and a perfect place to sharpen your negotiation skills. Part of the appeal of the market is also its people, the stories...
My dad is weird. Besides claiming to be from Mars, my dad has a freezer full of dead goldfishes. Okay, “full” might be an exaggeration; there’s maybe half a dozen or so. My dad stopped raising goldfish after they all died. Instead of flushing them...
With every purchase of Harry and Horsie, a donation will be made to Free The Children, which is the world’s largest network of children helping children from poverty and exploitation through education. Their mission is to “Free children from the idea that they are powerless...
I don’t remember how old I was when I cooked my first meal. I was definitely shorter than the kitchen counter, but trustworthy enough to handle a butter knife. I started off with the classic peanut butter and jam (heavy on the peanut butter) and...
It’s berry season! The stalls at the farmer’s market are filled with the sweet goodness of Ontario strawberries. The smell and taste of strawberries bring back fond memories of family outings. One of my favorite photos is of my sister and me in our summer...
“Swimming, swimming in my swimming pool. Some days are hot, some days cold in my swimming pool. Breast stroke, side stroke and fancy diving too…” Keep reading...
Did the school principal have your parent’s telephone number on speed dial. Or were you covered in gold star stickers, a teacher’s pet? Every principal I ever had knew me by name. I always had the knack for being at the wrong place at the...
Life has been really hectic lately (cue the violins). For the last two months, I have been running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Some times I wonder why I put up with the craziness of this industry. Breaking into the children’s...
It is impossible to detach the life of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo from her paintings. Her work is a visual biography of her life, one beset with one painful ordeal after another. Keep reading...