What would you like to do when you grow older? Make some pictures and I would really like to make presents.What’s that going to be like? It's going to have a pony toy.What are your favourite toys? Castles and ponies.Who do you like to play with? I like...
Where to begin. I failed at celebrating St. Patrick's day with my children yesterday. I had picked out stack of St. Patrick's day books from the library and even planned a craft, but none of it happened. Instead we did other stuff, none of...
The last few days of sunshine and warmth have been wonderfully liberating. Finally, winter's cold dark grip is loosening its hold and I am unfurling from my winter funk. On close inspection I can see buds on trees and plants poking through the cool wet soil. I love...
The Jesus Tree is a Lenten version of the Advent Jesse Tree (What is a Jesse Tree?). On each day during Lent a story about Jesus' life is read from the Bible and a symbol is place on a tree. You can use any Bible, we like to use our New Catholic Picture...
The Lenten season begins on March 5th, Ash Wednesday, and it goes on for forty-six days, ending with Easter. Lent is meant to be a time of fasting, praying and almsgiving to prepare our hearts for the celebration of Easter. As a family we try to mindfully incorporate...
February is shaping up to be a month filled with citrus and renovations. These two things seem to be an effective remedy at warding off the February Blues. At the moment our laundry room is missing two walls, our breakfast nook table is...
Often in my blog posts I mention activities that we've been doing with our Learning Circle. There has been some curiosity about what a Learning Circle is and what we do. Recently, I received an email from a friend who asked: I have some questions for you about the...
Happy Valentine's Day!About once a week we gather with two other families for an informal French cooperative. I am francophone and so is my husband, our children know a little French. During our meetups I read French books and sing French songs with the children. We...
About a week ago, I read a blog post titled Dear Mama Who Is Done with Winter and I could relate to it in so many ways. I enjoy the rhythm and flow of the seasons but I will admit that February is a difficult month for me. Gone are the magical days of...
A quiet day at home was just what we needed. My eldest has been begging me to do some Valentine's day crafts so we sat down and looked at some ideas. This was a bit of mistake because the crafts he initially chose we didn't have the supplies for. Eventually, we did...
Happy Chinese New Year! I do not have any Asian ancestry and very little experience when it comes to Chinese culture, but I do like a good celebration. It must be the French Canadian in me. So I offered...
I awoke this morning to find a great big blanket of snow covering our area. While some people are probably grumbling about this significant snowfall, I am relishing it. The valley tends to be very overcast in the winter and that can be a downer for sun loving people...
What would you like to do when you grow older? Play board games or computer games.What’s that going to be like?Fun.What are your favourite toys? Froggy and Lego.Who do you like to play with? I have a lot of friends... like 25! Hunter, Momo, Silas,...
This morning we filled our van with snow gear, skis and children and drove up windy switchbacks to the cross country ski course. It was going to be my children's first lesson in skiing. They've been skiing before but my eldest has always been reluctant to...
At the beginning of this week the sun was shinning and the birds were singing, it felt like spring had arrived and I was enjoying it so very much. With temperatures reaching 10°C (50°F) during the day most of the snow melted away and some of my winter garden...
The Christmas holidays are officially over yet our Christmas tree and most of the decorations remain. I am slowly putting things away but I have toyed with the idea of keeping the remaining decorations up until Candlemas, February 2nd. In the past, Candlemas, known to...