There’s a New Barn in Town Guest post by Lia Glover Should you sense a warm breeze coming from the general direction of Upper Dyke, it’s not your imagination. Things are pretty hot in the small community thanks to a new addition called, The Yoga Barn. The Yoga Barn is the Valley’s one and only […]
The Spark by John Kenny “Excuse me. I see you like to read adventure stories. I am an author!” This is how the conversation started in the long security lineup in the Ottawa airport. I was standing there reading a Lee Child novel as the line inched forward. This is how our conversation […]
Wild Kratts Birthday Party! Wild Kratts is one of the kids’ favourite TV shows. They love learning about the animals. They have often made their own creature-power suits and played in the yard. I was not surprised when Daniel asked for a Wild Kratts birthday party! Here’s what we did. We got a lot of […]
How to Build a Community Playground I have helped to build two playgrounds. The first was in my hometown of Port Williams. Although I now live in the next town over, about 10 minutes away, when I heard my friends talking about wanting to put a park in the village where there was none, I […]
MiaLisia – Just Two Little Hooks! *I received a piece of jewelry to review for this blog post* “It’s so versatile” “I love your necklace” “The shininess caught my eye immediately” “Can we have a party?” I love to wear fun jewelry. Anything with a sparkle that catches my eye is fair game. So, when […]
Just How Long is That? Measuring Animals Our boys love to read books about animals. We read facts about their weight, height and length. However, measurements are sometimes hard to grasp and fully understand how long something actually is! With this in mind, we often measure out animals! We are lucky to live on a […]
Summer Morning Challenges! I figured, if the Elf on the Shelf can do it, than so can I! Every morning when the kids wake up, I have an activity laid out on the kitchen table. The idea is that it gives the boys something to focus on when they get up (instead of computer games), […]
3 Sons Steakhouse in New Minas: Great Family Dining! 3 Sons Steakhouse is located in New Minas off Highway 101 at Exit 12, across from the Irving gas station. For those who like “Valley directions,” it is where Smitty’s used to be! I had been to 3 Sons a couple of times before […]
The Parrsboro Shore is Family Fun! My husband loves rocks. So, for his birthday present, the boys and I decided to put together a package for him for a family weekend away in Parrsboro – the rock capital of Nova Scotia! As the crow flies, Parrsboro is actually quite close to the Hall’s Harbour Shore […]
There is no better way to learn about Canada than by sketching from Sea to Sea! And, that is exactly what you can do in the new book, Canada Doodles, by Vancouver author, Megan Radford. Canada Doodles is just as it sounds – a place for doodling! It is a 240 paged pocket-sized book […]
