Living Creatively, Living the Dream
Remember that contest I ran awhile back…the one where you could win your very own family illustration? Like the one on the cover of my book (described here)? Well…Sharon was the winner (much to the disappointment of everyone who wanted Continue reading Family illustration…
What the heck is wrong with me that I can’t paint a straight, controlled, white line on my already white ceiling? Being careful to blend it perfectly…avoiding the “paint lines” on the edges left from the ends of the roller…trying Continue reading Painting a ceiling…kinda like the ceiling at The Louvre!
It was the graduation cards that finally sent me over the edge. As I stood in the store reading one sentiment after the next…trying to find the words that described how I felt about The Tall Blonde as we’re heading Continue reading For fear I’ll burst…
“So, you’re the author” and “What’s your book about” I heard repeatedly throughout the day on Saturday. I was attending the East Coast Momma Collective’s Spring Fair at St. Mary’s Boat Club. A gathering of Mompreneur’s who were all in Continue reading East Coast Momma Collective…awesome moms…
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I’m left once again wondering what to get…to show my mom just how much I love her. And really…there’s nothing. Aside from wrapping the moon in a large blue bow, finding the perfect Continue reading East Coast Momma Collective Spring Fair!
Today is the anniversary of the day a crazy lady showed up at the church wearing a disco ball tam on her head. When two elderly women, who were supposed to be seated at the same table, refused to be Continue reading The anniversary of the day…
I thought I’d give meditation a whirl. I’ve been hearing a lot lately about how it anchors your mind…keeps you in the present…allows your brain the rest that’s needed from this busy world we live in…improves your health and mental Continue reading My attempt at meditation…
I find it strange to think that just four years this week, I opened my computer and began writing Curtains are Open. Never would I have thought that writing would bring me so much joy. I began a diary at Continue reading My 4th Blogiversary…
There are so many things I can remember about Easter as a child…such as our family, gathered together for a huge Easter feast…happy to indulge in the items we gave up for Lent! Joining an extension of Aunts and Uncles, Continue reading Bunny Cake…
Did I mention I started Weight Watchers? Here’s the thing…I’m done. As in…done carrying this extra weight around, done being out of breath, done not feeling comfortable in my clothes and done not recognizing myself in the mirror. So…I grabbed Continue reading PANTS…
There are a few things I absolutely love about life…they include Friends, Food and Art. Combined…would be pretty freakin’ fantastic! A few years ago, two friends, Kara and Nic, started their blog Pepper + Paint. The idea, to combine Nic’s Continue reading Table Twenty-Five…
The other night, a friend commented about what a great mom I am…how wonderful my kids are…how she loves reading the stories about them…about their successes and achievements. She asked how I did it…what my “trick” was. Well, here’s the Continue reading My kids are perfect…sort of…not really…ish?
So here’s the thing…everyone needs to eat! Like…right away! Then…you have until Sunday to vote for your favourite dish because the thing is…the last finalist for Recipes to Riches was chosen Wednesday night…so, that leaves you until Sunday to vote Continue reading Recipe to Riches…eat NOW…then vote!!!
With tomorrow’s impending “weather bomb” and the multiple comparison’s of it being somewhat like 2004’s “White Juan,” I hauled out my old diary. (And yes, prior to blogging I kept a diary…multiple books filled with one story after the next.) Continue reading Weather Bomb…
The end of the hockey season always leaves me a little wanting. Wanting to get the gear smell out of my car. Wanting to throw my check book back in the junk drawer ’til next season. Wanting to run from Continue reading For the boys…
“Hey Mom…the button came off my dress pants. Can you sew it on before school tomorrow?” Spider-Man’s entire hockey team wears dress clothes to school on every game day and today will be the last day where the boys will Continue reading How to sew a button on a pair of pants…sort of.
The Tall Blonde absolutely devoured every book she could get her hands on, Spiderman loved the bookstores strictly for the Thomas the Tank Engine toys and Bones…well…if I’m to be totally honest I may as well come right out with Continue reading Books and toys…and raising child #3…
My nose was stuffed right up until the moment I tried President’s Choice Jammin’ Jamaican Lobster Bisque! I never dreamt it would be hot…maybe the fact that I live in Nova Scotia and lobster…in a soup form…is normally more creamy Continue reading Jammin’ Jamaican Lobster Bisque – Recipe to Riches…
I’ve never been all that comfortable with flying. Or bugs. Hornets freak me out, passing a log truck gives me the willies, and I hate being stuck somewhere and not being able to pee. I have issues with hockey hits, Continue reading Flankers…
I’ll admit, I haven’t read Divergent! However, I asked on the Curtains are Open Facebook Page if anyone had read the best selling novel and the responses were FANTASTIC. So…I’m on it. In fact, thanks to the folks at eOne Films, I’m on it Continue reading Divergent…