We’re Ready for the Trick or Treaters
I wasn’t going to do Halloween this year. I didn’t last year. Well, except for giving out candy. It’s always fun to see the little ones and not so little ones dressed up carrying their trick or...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving
I’d like to wish all our friends and neighbours and everyone else in the US a very Happy And Blessed Thanksgiving. Since we are busy packing for our move, I’m not cooking the big traditional...
View ArticleCookies for Two
Now that it’s just Dave and I at home most of the time, I’ve had to relearn how to cook and bake for two rather than for a family. Dave loves cookies but a full batch is too much for him to eat before...
View ArticleThe Start of a New Adventure
The past week has been another whirlwind of activity. Dave finished his contract in northeastern Ontario just in time for us to return to Toronto to help our youngest to move to London, ON where...
View ArticleOur Home for the Winter
When our youngest called us to let us know he’d gotten the job at the University of Western Ontario in London, ON that he’d been hoping to get and then as we chatted back and forth helping him to plan...
View ArticleShopping for Two
Now that we are further into our adjustment to being empty-nesters, Dave and I have been adapting the way we grocery shop. Some of the items we used to buy in bulk just don’t make sense anymore as...
View ArticleBack-to-School Sales Aren’t Just for Kids
Since our youngest graduated from college in the spring of 2012, you might think that I would be overjoyed at not having to shop the Back-to-School sales anymore, but you’d only be partially correct. I...
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