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Uptown Saint John Girls’ Trip

Uptown Saint John Girls’ Trip

This blog post has been sponsored by Uptown Saint John and Envision Saint John but I chose the locations to visit and the opinions are entirely my own.  There’s something to be said about “getting away from it all.” Even when life is good, we all wear certain...
Halifax Love Language Gift Guide

Halifax Love Language Gift Guide

The holidays are a great time to show loved ones how much they mean to us, and if you can speak the Love Language of the people on your list, they’ll feel as loved as you intend them to feel. Keep in mind that even children have Love Languages! In case you’re...
Kids’ Charcuterie Board Party

Kids’ Charcuterie Board Party

Even though Amelia’s tenth birthday is a few weeks away, we celebrated it this weekend. After all, we have had less than ten Covid cases a day in Nova Scotia so I figured it was a good chance. We can have up to ten people in our home – so as a family of...
Family Activities in P.E.I.

Family Activities in P.E.I.

From tip to tip, you can drive across Prince Edward Island in roughly 2.5 hours, yet you could stay for days – weeks, months! – without ever running out of fun. PEI is home to Anne of Green Gables, red dirt and many of my favourite childhood & adult...
Tricia’s Pumpkin Bread (Birch family favourite!)

Tricia’s Pumpkin Bread (Birch family favourite!)

In 2006, three of my mother’s best friends (and second moms to me) hosted a wedding shower for me. They asked everyone to bring a recipe card of their favourite recipe. My friend, Tricia, gave me her pumpkin bread recipe and it has been a family favourite ever...
Homeschooling: The Job I Never Wanted

Homeschooling: The Job I Never Wanted

“I’ve been homeschooling my kids,” my former roommate (now Bay Street lawyer friend) says to me. “I didn’t miss my calling.” Preach. Teaching is not for everyone. There’s a reason why many of us never considered education as an option despite the favourable hours and...