Living Creatively, Living the Dream
When I’d heard that the Downtown Halifax Business Commission had a “twist” on their Big Day Downtown event this year (an event where 30 bloggers are each given a $100 Visa card to head Downtown and report back about our Continue reading Big Day Downtown – Lauren Oostveen
It’s been one of those weekends. Quiet. And by quiet… I guess I should clarify that I went to parties both Friday and Saturday nights… had brunch with my favorite Tweep… did homework with Snuff… and threw in a few Continue reading Crumbling down…
No…I don’t put little messages in his lunch box! But I once did. And well…the fact is, if he still stayed for lunch I might be inclined to write a “Mommy loves you” on his origami folded napkin! Alright…I wouldn’t! Continue reading It’s the little things…
There’s a crap-load of things that I’m grateful for. Like bully beef hash. Not that it’s on the top of my list or anything but oddly, it’s the first thing that came to mind. To be honest, I’m not sure Continue reading Thankful…
I’ve lost forty pounds! OK… give or take twenty but really… if you look at it my way, with the amount of muscle I’ve gained combined with how wonderful I feel… it’s more like forty! The other night, while hanging Continue reading Dear personal trainer…
Just a few questions… 1. How hard do you have to bite down on a fork to loosen a tooth? 2. When I’m always saying “for God’s sake use your fork”… why would one choose to finally use it whilst Continue reading Fork you tooth…
You knew Raylene Rankin as the singer. Her beautiful voice bringing goosebumps to the surface. Her new album, “All the Diamonds,” just released this year. Not me. I knew her as a hockey mom. We’d meet in the rink a Continue reading Raylene Rankin…
I know it’s not a competition…we all have our stresses and worries. Someone’s having difficulty getting their kid to stay upon the potty and believe me, I know…it’s a miserable task…I’ve been there. Three times of begging…the odd celebration, more Continue reading Keeping kids safe…
I was ten when we moved to Halifax, from St. John’s Newfoundland. It was a culture shock of new experiences where kids didn’t go to religion-based schools, jeans were worn instead of uniforms and my unique accent and use of Continue reading Ron Hynes Tribute…
I’d been holding my breath for days. To be honest, I wasn’t sure if Spiderman would make the team he wanted, but it was looking good. Hockey tryouts. Year after year we see them through to the bitter end. Final Continue reading Hockey tryouts…
Where have I been? Oh, well… there’s the classroom, the barn, the gym and the car. I’ve been cleaning out the garage, washing floors, spending time doing homework and skyping The Tall Blond in France. On top of that, there’s Continue reading Where have I been…
It’s been that kind of a day. Where half of me is nostalgic… and the other half wants to kick myself in the head! So, I made Banana Chocolate Chip muffins… and you can too! Just throw 1 and 3/4 Continue reading Awwwwww Muffin…
My girlfriend, Gib, explained to her girls that their grandma was sick. But it wasn’t until Grandma lost her hair, that it really hit home for Abby. And she just had to see it! So… when Grandma wore her pretty Continue reading A cut above…
I used to love “back to school”… gone were the summer days of trying to come up with something… anything… to keep my kids busy as I’d heard the “I’m boreds” so many times I’d near gone mad by mid-July! Continue reading Back to school…
So… for the last few days on the “Curtains are Open” Facebook page (click here if you’re not following me), I’ve asked folks to vote for me as the “best blogger” for The Coast’s “Best of the Halifax 2012″… a Continue reading Best of Halifax 2012…
Years of dreaming of this amazing place and as it turns out…Paris wasn’t my thing! I think, in fairness, I thought it was something else and the something else I was looking for…I actually found in Angers. A beautiful place Continue reading Paris wasn’t my thing…
While heading up the escalator at Heathrow Airport, leaving The Tall Blond behind and barely able to hold myself together…it hit me that I should probably have told her a few more things besides “don’t mix your liquor” and “boys Continue reading Things I forgot to mention…
While walking through this beautiful town yesterday…past one Boulangerie after the next with folks sharing a “Bonjour” or a smile…past beautiful fountains and exquisite gardens…The Tall Blond began to hum Belle’s song from “Beauty and the Beast.” As a little Continue reading Belle…
Parce que je suis dans la France, je suis aller pour l’attempte de parle en francais. Je suis aller un bon temps avec ma fille “Le Grande Jaune.” Nous somme manger beaucoup de pain a la boulangerie et un beaucoup Continue reading En francais…
The Curtains are Open for The Tall Blonde…as she looks out the window of her apartment in Angers, France.