I know it’s summer.  But here in Calgary our weather has not been that great.  In fact, we’ve had quite a few rainy days and my Little H absolutely hates being stuck indoors.  We have a play park right beside our house and she’s always begging to go out there (silly us, we bought this house before we had a [...]

The moment I blew liquid soap through a plastic yellow wand,  bubbles caught on a breath of air, twisted and flew out of sight behind an evergreen tree.  She turned and ran, chasing after them even though the wind which carried them was much faster than she would ever be.  I called for her to stop and as hard as [...]

Home-made Salt Play Dough We’ve never really been fans of commercial clay products.  They get mushed into carpet and turn to cement. But I have great memories of playing with them as a kid and I want my Little H to have those memories as well. I know she’s only two, and sculpting is a bit beyond her capabilites right [...]

I was excited when I received an email from Author and Mom,  Quinn Cummings – author of Notes from the Underwire: Adventures from My Awkward and Lovely Life. She asked if I’d like to host her for her book tour and, well, you’re reading this so you can figure out for yourself what my answer was.  I sent her a [...]

Sometimes I post things that aren’t necessarily about me or creativity.  Sometimes I post things that maybe highlight a company or product I believe in, or a person I believe in.  Sometimes I post giveaways because I think it’s a great way to have a little fun and maybe shoot one of my loyal readers a prize.  These types of [...]

I was playing with the Camera this morning because I thought it was time to update some of my online profile pictures.  This is me, in the t-shirt and ponytail I wore to bed last night.  And yesterday’s make up.  But whatever – who has time for glamour shots right?