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The Memento by Christy Ann Conlin

The Memento by Christy Ann Conlin     I have known Christy Ann Conlin for a few years. I can’t remember when we actually first met, but I have always enjoyed our coffee dates. She’s given me lots of advice on my own writing projects and we share the same birthday. You can’t get better […]

Bunch O Balloons

Bunch O Balloons *Disclaimer: Our family received a sample of this product to test in exchange for this blog post. All opinions are our own. Besides, who wouldn’t want try this out on a hot day?* Yes, Siree! We have a winner folks! It was the hottest day thus far of the year, and the […]

Castle Frederick Trails

Castle Frederick Trails, Falmouth The Castle Frederick Trails in Falmouth have been on my bucket list for a long time. They are privately owned, but the trails are open to the public. History Castle Frederick is farmed today by the Bremner family. They are the eighth generation from the original land owner, Colonel Joseph Frederick […]

Top 10 Favourite Kids’ Books

Top 10 Favourite Kids’ Books Mine was Sylvester and the Magic Pebble or Many Moons. I had lots more favourite kid books, but those were my favourites! We all have our favourites. Ones we could probably recite off to heart, even today. And, how many times have you read the same books ad nausea to […]

Messi FootBubbles

Messi FootBubbles *Disclosure: We received a sample of the FootBubbles to try in exchange for this blog post. I mean, who wouldn’t want to try this out? All opinions are our own.* What kid doesn’t love bubbles? And, come on. Most kids love soccer, or at least kicking a ball around. What a genius idea […]

Acacia Nature Trail

The Acacia Trail, Digby County   Next time you are in the Digby area and need a quick place to stretch your legs or to go for a picnic, check out the Acacia Trail. The Acacia Trail starts alongside Pine Brook and continues to follow the brook upstream past fishing holes and a small waterfall. […]

Play your Staycation with IHG

Plan Your Staycation with IHG *Disclosure: This is a sponsored post from IHG properties. All opinions are our own.* I’ll admit it. Our family has never been to Disney. We have never taken a trip down South. We have not even taken the family to visit their relatives in England. Our family loves to go […]

Deep Sky Eye Observatory

Deep Sky Eye Observatory and Star Tours Tim Doucette’s Deep Sky Eye is an amazing amateur observatory, set up in the beautiful dark-sky community of Quinan near Yarmouth. The centrepiece of the observatory is a huge 14-inch reflecting telescope which shows the observer beautiful views of star clusters, our solar system, and deep-sky objects like […]

Mandarin Orange Cake

Mandarin Orange Cake This cake recipe is always a huge hit. It’s made in a 9×13 pan so it feeds a big crowd. The original recipe came from a wonderful lady from my home community who died a few years ago. Although called an orange cake, I also call it a sugar cake, which is […]

#NoBiteisRight Protecting our pets from ticks and fleas

Protecting our pets from ticks and fleas #NoBiteisRight *This post is sponsored by No Bite is Right and the BlogPaws® Pet Influencer Network TM. I am being compensated to help create awareness about Summer Safety and Protecting Pets against fleas and ticks but we only share information we feel is relevant to our readers. The […]