Category: Day to day

Apple Picking and Gluten-free Apple Crisp (oat-free and nut-free)

Apple Picking and Gluten-free Apple Crisp (oat-free and nut-free)

One of the things I realized when I was back in Alberta a couple of weeks ago is that change takes time to accept and meld into our lives. It’s okay to dig our heels in the mud once in awhile and wish things were easier, cry a bunch, and hibernate from the world. Then,…

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A Tour of Our New Home (before + afters)

A Tour of Our New Home (before + afters)

Our move is officially complete! It feels good not to be tripping over boxes, getting packing tape stuck to my socks, or fishing for my underwear out of a large suitcase. Remind me to never move again. It’s so much work! All of our friends and family have been begging us for pictures of the…

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Moving Progress + Publishing Time on the Blog

Moving Progress + Publishing Time on the Blog

We received a call late Thursday night letting us know that our boxes and furniture would be arriving Saturday. Woohoo! I rounded up the dogs early Saturday morning for our sunrise walk and was greeted to a bouquet of wild flowers on our door step. We have some of the sweetest neighbors! Not only did…

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Delicous Food at Mom and Dad’s House

Delicous Food at Mom and Dad’s House

Once the moving truck drove off with our things, Kevin, Pebbles, Lexy and I made the one hour drive over to my parent’s house where we planned to stay before our flight to Montreal a couple of days later. Last time I stayed at my parents house for an extended period of time was when…

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Sunday Scenes: Garden Toes

Sunday Scenes: Garden Toes

I’ve spent the weekend with my toes covered in soil, my face in the sun, and a tummy full of grilled meals. It’s been spectacular and totally unplanned. We kicked off the weekend with a Summer feast of grilled baby back ribs, corn on the cob and steamed veggies.As I dug my teeth into the…

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Dijon Herb Salmon Salad + Behind the Lens

Dijon Herb Salmon Salad + Behind the Lens

I’ve been collecting ideas for recipes for as long as I can remember. Since elementary school, I’ve had recipes scribbled down in my math workbook, tucked away in my safe keeping box, scattered throughout the drawers of my desk on little pieces of scrap paper, and most recently, organized in my outlook folder. With the…

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Sunday Scenes

Sunday Scenes

How’s your weekend coming along? I couldn’t be happier that we have the day off tomorrow, I feel like I’m a day behind on everything! Weekends seem to fly by when Kevin has a business trip to prepare for. Yesterday was filled with a mishmash of  activities – laundry, packing, last minute deodorant shopping, dry…

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The bunny came!

The bunny came!

Ah, a chocolate bunny exploded in our hallway and all over my office! Pretty sure my day’s going to consist of chocolate, breakfast rolls and a much-needed afternoon run to wear off all the sugar before Easter dinner. What did the bunny bring you?

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