Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
Oh the clutter inside is frightful, but the donation box is delightful, and if your stuff has no place to stow, let it go, let it go, let it go. Don’t worry I’m not quitting my day job, but still, this is the song I’m singing to myself as I make a concerted effort to …
Someone told be the other day how many shopping days were left until Christmas and I nearly fell over. How did this happen? Where was I? I hate when holiday hell just sneaks up on you like that. I need time to get my brain ready long before I can think of actually making plans …
I know I’m not standard woman material. I’d rather argue politics than read about the Mom Wars. I’d rather spork myself in the eyeballs than spend hundreds of dollars shopping for fashionable shoes that I know will hurt my feet. And I’d rather spend 10 hours listening to the hamster dance song than watch one …
This is not your Grandma’s apple pie. Or maybe it is your Grandma’s apple pie, but it’s the one she hid in the kitchen and likely the reason she had to go back just once more to bring out the extra cups or napkins or a smidge more whipped cream, every time she hosted family dinners. …
Growing up, I remember there being a lot of Campbell’s Soup in my house, but I don’t recall eating a lot of soup. I guess that’s because my mother was using Campbell’s Soups as the start of something spectacular for weeknight meals long before “semi-homemade” became trendy. Tomato soup in meatloaf, Cream of Broccoli in …
Well once again it is “THAT” time of the year…”THAT” time to… deck the halls, trim the tree , silver your bells and put on your happy host face. You know what helps with that happy host face? BOOZE! Unless your guest list includes Kid Rock, P. Diddy and Charlie Sheen, stocking your bar for …
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair opens its doors November 7, 2014 for the 92nd instalment of what has become a favourite Toronto tradition. The fair brings together the best of Canadian agricultural producers and animals, great food and chefs, as well as international level riders who compete for the top prizes in their respective fields. …
This summer I wrote a post about Lake George RV Park in the Adirondacks as part of a campaign through Scholastic for Go RVing. That post led to an email which led to a phone call which led to me being a featured blogger at Go RVing! It’s at this point in my post I …
