Strawberry shortcake, strawberry jam, strawberry ice cream...strawberries straight up! I love strawberry season!

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Little One is a veritable girlie girl.  She loves all things blingy, sparkly and pink.  She goes to the barn to feed the bull in her puffy tutu and rubber boots.

If you recall, I boycotted pink when Little One was born because I didn't want her to be under the whole notion that girls are all about princess, frilly things, and pink.

Despite my protests and not introducing her to all that is girlie, she somehow embraced all of those things anyway.  She loves Disney princesses, fairies, ballerinas, and PINK!

She also loves digging in the dirt and playing with snails and whatever other bugs she finds in the garden.


Little girls and little boys can do anything and everything they want to do when it comes to establishing their preferences in toys, activities or sports.  I think it's great for boys to play house and play with dolls, just like I think it's fabulous for girls to play with dirt or play with toy tools.  I think it's wonderful for boys to do ballet and girls to play hockey.


What do you think?

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Have you ever stopped to really look at an egg before?  They're so perfect and so beautiful.  Each one is so unique.

We get our eggs from Hubby's sister, who as chickens.  We also get eggs from Blue Jay Creek Art Farm.  For the most part, we try to grow what we can and eat and buy locally as much as we can.

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I took part in (and completed) the #PGMom #MonthOfMom Photo Challenge. Here are some of our photos for the month.

May started off as a "typical" month on the farm, but ended with Little One being airlifted to the hospital. What a wild and crazy month it has been!

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Another Reason To Visit Manitoulin Island

#WordlessWednesday ~ 4 Generations

This is what Little One does when she sleeps over at her grandparents' house. In this pic, she's basting freshly caught fish with maple syrup!

 Grampy  is an avid fisherman and catches fish from the freshwater lakes and brings them home for supper. We got Grampy a smoker for his birthday. He and Little One have been having lots of fun with it!

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Look what we found on the farm!  I'm guessing (and hoping) the arrival of Slimy Sally the Salamander is a sign that Spring is actually here to stay?

I also learned that she (or he?) is not really slimy, but his/her skin secretes mucus to keep her/him moist when on land and maintain salt balance when in water. Hubs also told me that they secrete poison from their glands in their skin.

I need to keep on top of all these facts since we have a four year old who asks a lot of questions about everything!

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I have to admit, I was a little starstruck! Here I am with one of my food blogging idols, @FamilyBites!

Just this past weekend, I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the Food Bloggers of Canada Conference at Hockley Valley Resort. What an amazing conference it was! So inspiring! Detailed blog post to come!

Above photos can also be found on the Kitchen Aid Canada Facebook Page. Photos taken by femkephotography.ca

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Do you know what those items in the photo are? Have you ever had hot cocoa this way before? So good!

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 Clearly, I must be crazy.

What possessed me to buy a new bed set that is as WHITE as snow? I have no idea except for the fact that I love the fresh crispness of white.

Wonder how long this will last. I'm married to a farmer and have a four year old child...


Hubby keeps taking all the decorative pillows off! He keeps saying, "WHY do you need SO many pilliows?!"

I don't know.

They're pretty?

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Little One's school doesn't have a lunch break, but two nutritional breaks. The upper part of her bento box has a Vietnamese style salad on rice vermicelli and the lower part of her bento has grapes, sliced pear, sliced orange, and a muffin. She also had a yogourt and a Thermos filled with water to accompany her lunch.

What do your kids like to eat for their school lunches?

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School bag. Check. Snowsuit, hat, and mitts. Check, check, and check. Sled. Check. Sled dog. Check. ;) Just kidding. He doesn't pull the sled. He just comes along for the trek.

Just another Winter day in Canada. Okay, in the rural North!

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Perhaps this isn't such a "wordless" Wednesday kind of post, but this video was shared by +Natalie Rea on Twitter last night, and I just had to share it.

1. I'm a West Island girl and can't resist sharing posts related to people or things from my old 'hood.
2. I think we need to remember all the many reasons why teachers are so important in our children's lives.

WARNING: Break out the Kleenex! You'll need it!


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•  making me chicken noodle soup when I'm sick
• taking our four year old to her first ballet lesson tonight because Mommy's too sick to take her
• being such a GOOD person

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