Category Archives: Family

The Indestructible Bag

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

Like most little kids, my son carries a backpack to school. And like most little kids, he is really hard on it. In fact, he’s only done two years (junior kindergarten and senior kindergarten) but I’ve had to replace his … Continue reading →

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Litter-less lunch

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

Hard to imagine (wonderful to believe), but the back-to-school season is approaching fast. Last year, my son started all-day kindergarten (amazing – thank you Dalton!) which meant that I had to find a lunch kit for him. When I was … Continue reading →

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Mmmmm pancakes! (and jae steele, who is awesome)

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

I’m so excited to share one of my favourite pancake recipes. This comes from jae steele‘s second cookbook, “Ripe From Around Here” (jae gave me permission to reprint it on my blog, which I am so happy to do!) These … Continue reading →

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Building Family Traditions

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

In her book The Family Dinner, Laurie David (producer of An Inconvenient Truth) credits eating together as a family with a whole host of positive outcomes, from lower obesity rates to improved academics (and just about everything in between – … Continue reading →

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