Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
Who doesn’t need a getaway? It doesn’t matter what (or who) you need to get away from, everyone needs an occasional break from the daily routine and scenery, and an event filled with 650 other women is the perfect environment for a girlfriends’ getaway. Talk about GIRL POWER! Every November, Paradigm Events organizes the “Girlfriends’ Getaway Weekend” …
Tis the season to make like Clark Griswold and blind the neighbours. Or if you’re more inclined to keep the peace and your outdoor holiday décor festive, but not tacky, and you still want to enjoy Christmas lights with your family, head out to one of the great light shows found around the province. Nothing …
I grew up in Southwestern Ontario, so a last-minute trip to one of the many area beaches was an easy outing for my family. Now that I’m raising my own family, going back to those beaches always fills me with a wonderful nostalgia. We don’t live close enough to make it a day trip though, …
Just minutes from Canada’s busiest highway, sits an historic castle reminiscent of what one might find in the English countryside. Overlooking rolling hills and meadows, on a clear day, you can see the sun dancing on the surface of Lake Ontario out on the horizon. Your mind plays tricks with you; you know you are …
Tucked away off the highway just a few minutes from the American border is one of the most prestigious parts of wine country in Ontario. Niagara-on-the-Lake is reported to be the birthplace of the modern Ontario wine industry, and it’s a relatively young industry compared to that of other renowned wine-producing regions, but its youth hasn’t …
Work. Work. Work. Carpool. Laundry. Work. Groceries. Clean. Work. Sigh. Life occasionally gets stalled in the mundane lane and one day you realize the most important words you’ve exchanged with your spouse in weeks are, “We need milk.” My husband and I fell into this trap and although we knew we needed to reconnect, we couldn’t figure …
I am not zen. I live by the work hard, play harder philosophy. Zen moments—that is moments where I am in the moment—are few and far between. Typically when I’m working I’m dreaming of playing and vice versa. The consequence is that I’m slightly frenetic. (I can hear the sniggering from here of those that …
Whenever I’m at home too long, I start to get the travel itch. The need to wander is strong with me and so when it comes to finding travel accommodations, I like to keep my mind open. I’m just as happy in our RV, as I am in a vacation home, or in a five-star …
