Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
There is a lot going on in the world this month. Harvey, Irma, Jose, flooding and earthquakes in sad abundance the world over, and of course the Great American Cheeto is still in office making America grate again, mostly on the rest of the world’s last nerve. All of these world events are the bread …
Ah, 2023! The year that’s been serving us a cocktail of unpredictability with a dash of “Seriously? Again?”. But hey, if there’s one thing we’ve mastered, it’s the art of finding joy in the little things, especially when our wallets are giving us the side-eye. Enter fall, nature’s way of throwing us a bone. It’s …
In the spring of 2016, I read the book The Happiness Equation and to say it changed my life would be an understatement. The message of the book resonated with me deeply, especially when it emphasized doing things that make you happy. But before I write about that let’s go back to April 25th 2001. …
When it comes to going green, I thought our family was doing pretty well. We shop with reusable bags, turn off lights when we aren’t in a room, do laundry and run our dishwasher during ‘off peak’ hours, and eat/shop local. But then I downsized my job, which in turn downsized my salary. That’s when …
One of the best things about dining in Tremblant is the wide array of options available to suit every budget and taste. For me though, one of Tremblant’s biggest draws is that everything you could possibly crave sits in the pedestrian village at the base of the mountain. You never have to worry about starting your …
Oops! I did it again. I’ve eaten my weight in shortbread cookies and blew the budget on Christmas shopping; which means this January, I am literally and figuratively tightening my belt – that is if I can find my belt underneath my new holiday padding. Getting healthy in January doesn’t have to cost a fortune, …
Christmas lights are often our first (literal) beacon of the holiday season. We all have that neighbor who runs the county at risk of a power grid-overload, but we usually secretly love when someone overdoes it, because frankly, as long as it’s not us, it’s fun to look at. If we all keep the spirit of …
Skidding out in the snow and ice on a closed course with great winter tires and a professional driver is super fun. What’s not fun? Skidding out on an open road, with no professional driver beside you and multiple hazards to hit. If you haven’t experienced that feeling, then you are obviously not Canadian. My fellow …
