This summer I was introduced to the most amazing South American Food. Locally made it is perfect for quick snacks for the kids, events, parties etc. They made an appearance at gathering we hosted last weekend and I couldn’t resist snapping a photo. These were roasted vegie filled with feta – super yummy!! Vanessa also…
This has been the girls’ favourite dessert this summer. They returned from “Horton summer camp” at Grandma and Grandpa’s house talking nonstop about this lemon dessert. There is not a single healthy thing about it but it is super yummy, easy to make and a fabulous tasting dessert. NOTE: I made this dessert for my…
Summer has gone by quickly, you can feel the crispness in the night air – fall is coming!!! A crazy time for photos but my favourite time! Why do I love fall photos? * The colours! * The smells! * The sounds! The people look amazing. The gorgeous warm colours of the leaves and…
You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. ~ Dr. Seuss~ Saturday was a gorgeous day to be married. The weather was perfect (not too hot, not too cold) absolutely gorgeous! Jay and Michelle were married in the Orangeville Tweedsmuir Presbyterian Church and followed…
These shall forever after be known as my Guilt Cookies. After I snapped at the kids this morning (and yes I had my legitimate reasons!!!) I felt bad-mommy syndrome setting in. Yesterday I had found a recipe booklet from a school Parent’s Council meeting of healthy Bake sale acceptable recipes. ( Entitled Bake it Up! It…
We took a break from deck building (that is going to be SOME blog posting when it finally gets completed …..) to drive to Quebec City. We struck out at 6 am on a Saturday (yes we are early risers anyways so this was really no big deal) to do the 9 hour drive. The…
We have a new family member to introduce, a very cute little cavachon puppy who the girls have named Piper (pipes, half-pipe…….still fighting it out 😉 Houlahan Horton. And yes to those who know us – she is everything we said that we would never get. The pet rules were always laid out firmly: 1….