Travel
Baseball in Ottawa
This long weekend was quite the taste of summer wasn’t it? The weather was beautiful and our weekend was spent with a healthy balance of getting things done around the house, plus loads…
Around Ottawa: Wakefield and Chelsea
For the past couple of years we have been travelling to Wakefield and Chelsea on a weekend, just for the morning usually. It’s become a bit of a favourite spot for all of…
Day Camp for your child at The Children’s Museum
Looking for something unique for your kids to do this summer? Our advertiser, the Museum of Civilization is offering day camp at The Children’s Museum? Children aged 6-9 will be creating a theatre performance…
Around Ottawa: Visiting the Children’s Museum (Museum of Civilization)
With much excitement, I took the kids to the Children’s Museum (part of the Museum of Civilization last week). For years I’ve heard how wonderful it was, yet hadn’t taken them yet. It…
In and Around Ottawa: End of March/Early April Dates to Remember
It’s almost April already! April showers bring May flowers? What does it mean when March has degrees in the negatives and mid-twenties? Either way, as always, there’s lots happening in and around Ottawa…
Kindness Week: Writing about Kindness (and you can too!)
Kindness Week has begun! Although we know that it should be year round, this is a week to really focus on what we can do, as individuals and as a community, to make…
In and Around Ottawa – February Dates to Remember
Wow, it’s hard to believe we are staring at the end of January. But, here we go again – onto another month of great stuff happening in Ottawa! Have an event you want…
Kindness Week in Ottawa
I am really excited to have been asked back as the United Way’s Kindness Week blogger again this year. This will be my third year writing about kind acts during Kindness Week. This…
CentrSource $10,000 DREAM BIG CANADA giveaway
Although my travel experience is fairly limited – never outside of North America – it’s partially by choice. I love travelling in Canada. Always have. Even before we had children, my husband and…
Returning from Vacation
Basically our entire month of August was one big holiday. We spent 2 weeks in Windsor visiting family and just returned from a 11 day trip to PEI (7 days on the island…