7Up Cake This is a deliciously easy cake recipe that came from my best friend! It’s great served on its own (as it forms a nice glaze on the top) or served with ice cream, fresh fruit and/or whipped cream! Ingredients: 1 1/2C butter 3 C sugar 5 eggs 3 C flour 2 tsp […]
How to Make You Own Search and Find Book This past fall our family embarked on a project to make Search and Find books for Christmas presents. These were a big hit and make great coffee table books. Here is how we did it. Over a few months, whenever we went anywhere – for […]
How to Make a Pirate Map One afternoon the boys asked how you made paper look old. This started us on the quest to make our own pirate maps on our specially made paper! I found a great website with instructions. It lists 8 different methods, but we just stuck to the first one. Essentially […]
Woodville Community Trails **Please note: These trails are currently closed as of Dec 2020. The land is being sold, and owners are hopeful that the new owners will still allow land access. Please check details before going.** I have been to the Woodville hiking trails several times and each time I go, it […]
How Heavy is Snow? How heavy is snow? What’s heavier snow or water? To find out, we decided to do an experiment. Materials needed: Measuring cup Measuring spoons Paper and pencil Kitchen scale (or digital bathroom scale) Snow Water To begin, I drew up a chart, listing all the combinations we would try, and […]
Get Life Right *Disclosure: I received a copy of this book for free. It means that I got a free book to review, and some help on a few areas of my life!* What if knew that you could make simple changes to your life and it would only take 10 minutes? Would you […]
Hidden Valley Hike, New Minas I cannot believe that I have lived in the Valley for most of my life, and I never knew about this hiking trail right here in New Minas! The hike is called Hidden Valley, and it’s more like a hidden gem. I first learned about this trail through our […]
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic *Disclosure: I received The Nova Scotia Museum Pass allowing our family to visit 27 of Nova Scotia’s museums.* I cannot believe that I had never been to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic – or at least in my living memory! Maybe I thought I wasn’t that interested in […]
Thomas’ Blankie Does your child have a special toy, blanket or comfort item? Have you ever lost it? You know the panic and the stress. That was our Christmas vacation. Thomas (6) has a special crocheted blankie made for him when he was a baby by my dear friend, Juanita. It started when Thomas […]
Win with Mutant Mania! Disclosure: I received a few sets of these toys for free in exchange for writing a blog post. All opinions are my own. Besides, it made me look like the best mom in the world on Christmas morning. It’s a kid’s paradise. Especially for boys. Imagine mutant zombie wrestlers that […]
