When it comes to discussing the best Christmas concerts ever performed one simply must include the above. For those yet to see the movie Love Actually (my blogging pal Donna for one) this scene takes place at the end of the local school's Christmas concert and the curtain has … [Read more...] about Best Christmas Concerts Ever Performed
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Keeping Abreast of the Thanksgiving Turkey
Yes, the Canadian Thanksgiving is done and dusted. I wrote about our 2013 get together, including the dreaded oven failure, in this previous post. However with many of my favourite blogs just rife with fabulous tributes to the upcoming American Thanksgiving, I find myself drawn … [Read more...] about Keeping Abreast of the Thanksgiving Turkey
The Pumpkin Patch Tradition
I honestly thought I'd give it a miss this year. I'm so glad I didn't. My initial visit to Aldor Acres Pumpkin Patch in Langley, BC was in 1988. My fiance and I were enticed by the charming hand-printed signs taped to several resplendent sugar maple trees lining a country … [Read more...] about The Pumpkin Patch Tradition
Hallowe’en Tips for the Novice Trick-or-Treater
My favourite time of year is upon us. Hallowe'en! I have loved it from the time I was wee. The spookiness, the crunchy leaves, the candy, the ghosts, the expectations ... All of it. Now that I have no children at home am I going to fold my Hallowe'en tent and fly away with the … [Read more...] about Hallowe’en Tips for the Novice Trick-or-Treater