Summer Mornings on the Front Porch
On 2024-05-28 by PamWhat is your morning routine? When the weather is warm, I love to get up early, workout or do yoga or go for a bike ride and then have a cup of coffee on the porch. When I have the opportunity to sit on the front porch with a cup of coffee, I often get
Summertime…and a couple more Dishcloths
On 2024-05-25 by PamThis year we put up a gazebo beside our pool. A big shout out to Zachary, who gave up a weekend to help us put it up and Sebastian who helped us finish the roof on Mother’s Day. So, whenever I start to think my life is a bit hard or rough, I take a
May 2024 SOCKS
On 2024-05-23 by PamI am still knitting a pair of socks each month. I have talked about the benefits of knitting before but, these days, I am focused on improving the function of my vagus nerve, as well as learning how to consistently taken a few minutes each day to intentionally experience positive emotions and just feel good
Summer Salad Time!
On 2024-05-21 by PamWhat does it mean to eat healthy? For us, it is lots of fruit and vegetables, protein and finding foods that increase polyphenols in my diet. Adding polyphenols to your diet improves blood sugar levels and helps your gut, skin, and cognitive health. Polyphenols are present in the rich, green Mediterranean diet as well as
Here Comes Summer!
On 2024-05-19 by PamI love all the seasons – Autumn, Winter, Spring – each brings its beauty and its surprises. I love snow, falling leaves, puddles, tulips – the beauty of a winter storm when everyone is home safe and sound…crunching on leaves but, then there is SUMMER. The pool opens, we plant and plant and plant. There
Dishcloth #20
On 2024-05-17 by PamI am working my way through a book of “101 Crochet Squares” and making them into cotton dishcloths. If you can believe it, Mother’s Day cleaned me out of dishcloths and so, I am in the process of building up my “inventory” again. This book is available on Amazon…https://www.amazon.ca/101-Crochet-Squares-Jean-Leinhauser-ebook/dp/B01N3SUDE8If you work your way through this
Are You Looking for a New Cookbook?
On 2024-05-14 by PamI often find recipes on Pinterest or during a google search, but I still like putting my hands on a “real” cookbook. I used to have several shelves (4 to be exact) and I have reduced my collection to 2 shelves. I have often celebrated the Mediterranean diet – it is full of great, salty,
Feet…
On 2024-05-12 by PamWhen Zachary came home last weekend, he opened up a box that contained his new camping cot. He set it up in the tent and was a little concerned about the impact of the feet (all six of them) on the canvas of the tent (especially with rougher ground underneath). I thought I might sew
Sewing a Little Dress
On 2024-05-10 by PamI am a quilter, not a dressmaker. I am a crocheter and a knitter and so, when I am faced with a garment, it is a bit of a challenge. I have sewn several small garments now and, each time, I learn something new. This time, I had the privilege of sewing with my friend,
Dishcloths for Mother’s Day
On 2024-05-08 by PamAS I was crocheting these dishcloths, I was thinking that I would give them to some of my friends for Mother’s Day. If you are going to wash dishes, you might as well do it with something beautiful and colourful. This made me think about what mothers ACTUALLY want for Mother’s Day. 1. Time Alone
Little Aprons
On 2024-05-06 by PamI am so privileged to be able to spend time with some VERY FUN little people. We share stories, go to the park, scooter around the neighbourhood, bake and make and colour and play. So, when their mom asked me if I could make some aprons for them, it made my heart very happy. I
It is DEFINITLEY Tulip Time…
On 2024-05-04 by PamEverywhere you drive right now, there are tulips. Today, I was doing some errands and there are beds of tulips all over the city where I live. The newest “thing to do” is go and visit these HUGE tulip farms – paying to pick tulips and walk through the fields of tulips. My own garden
April 2024 Reading List
On 2024-05-01 by PamReading books is definitely my “superpower”! It has been fun to read a variety of books and then share the highlights on our podcasts under “Books Worth Reading”. Lots of books that I read are “inspirational” or thinking books but, many more are just good stories….so below, I have listed things that make a “successful”
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