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Having fun at the Kingston Family Fitness Trail

October 9, 2017/in Hike /by ValleyFamilyFun

Kingston Family Fitness Trail Located on Bridge Street in Kingston, is the Stronach Park with the Kingston Family Fitness Trail. According to the village’s website: This is a lovely picnic park with water fountain, garden areas and trellis for prom/wedding picture taking, ducks to feed and a family fitness trail to challenge. When we were […]

Get Your Kitchen Party started with The Kitchen Party Cookbook by Jenny Osburn

October 6, 2017/in Books, Recipe /by ValleyFamilyFun

Get Your Kitchen Party started with The Kitchen Party Cookbook by Jenny Osburn Disclosure: I received a copy of the Kitchen Party Cookbook by Jenny Osburn to review. I am so excited to try it out because I’m just so proud of Jenny! All opinions are my own. Jenny Osburn has done it again! She […]

Having fun at the Kingston Family Fitness Trail

October 9, 2017/in Hike /by ValleyFamilyFun

Get Your Kitchen Party started with The Kitchen Party Cookbook by Jenny Osburn

October 6, 2017/in Books, Recipe /by ValleyFamilyFun

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Having fun at the Kingston Family Fitness Trail

October 9, 2017/in Hike /by ValleyFamilyFun

Kingston Family Fitness Trail

Located on Bridge Street in Kingston, is the Stronach Park with the Kingston Family Fitness Trail.

According to the village’s website:

This is a lovely picnic park with water fountain, garden areas and trellis for prom/wedding picture taking, ducks to feed and a family fitness trail to challenge.

When we were kids, our parents would often take us here for a picnic because we loved playing on the fitness equipment around the trail. Although the trail is new, the fitness equipment is completely updated, and makes for a fun outing out for the family!

The Trail

The trail itself is only about 700m and is in a horseshoe shape through the woods starting at the parking lot, and ending by the duck pond.

The trail is completely flat, making it good for strollers or wheelchairs.

There are a variety of fitness equipment pieces in the woods as you walk along the trail.

It took us about 20 minutes to walk along the trail, but you could spend so much more time, stopping to play at each station.

We had lots of fun!

Next time you are looking for a place to go play with your kids, instead of a playground, stop at the Kingston Family Fitness Trail at Stronach Park in Kingston!

What a great place for family fun and a chance to get some exercise, too!

Get Your Kitchen Party started with The Kitchen Party Cookbook by Jenny Osburn

October 6, 2017/in Books, Recipe /by ValleyFamilyFun

Get Your Kitchen Party started with The Kitchen Party Cookbook by Jenny Osburn

Disclosure: I received a copy of the Kitchen Party Cookbook by Jenny Osburn to review. I am so excited to try it out because I’m just so proud of Jenny! All opinions are my own.

Jenny Osburn has done it again! She has created another great cookbook featuring recipes with local food, including a shopping guide so you know just where in the Valley to find the ingredients!

I met Jenny over 20 years ago when we sang alto together in the Annapolis Valley Honour Choir. Let me tell you, she’s multi-talented!

Jenny and some of her family members ran the Union Street Cafe in Berwick for many years, until recently, she passed the torch to focus on other ventures, like creating cookbook art.

Jenny’s first cookbook, The Union Street Cafe Cookbook came out last spring and features popular recipes from the restaurant. Read my review here!

Now, Jenny has come out with a new cookbook featuring recipes that are great for a Nova Scotian tradition: the Kitchen Party!

Besides the recipes, Jenny gives some menu suggestions, tips on how to prepare for a large crowd, and of course where to source the ingredients locally!

As Jenny said to me, and I totally agree, the book is just as much a piece of art as it is a cookbook! The front cover design is by Laura MacDonald of Deep Hollow Print and the book is bound by Gaspereau Press. You will love how the book feels in your hands.

I went to the book launch party and sampled so many great dishes from the cookbook.

I went home and cracked open my copy to add some post-it notes to the pages I wanted to try. I’m not sure why I bothered, because I think I tagged almost every page!

The recipes I have tried so far were a huge success and left the family begging for more!

Maple Popcorn – using maple syrup another friend made!

Maple almonds

I can’t wait to try some more! And while you’re cooking, listen to Jenny’s Kitchen Party Playlist!

Where you can find copies of The Kitchen party Cookbook

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Kingston Family Fitness Trail

The Trail

There are a variety of fitness equipment pieces in the woods as you walk along the trail.

Next time you are looking for a place to go play with your kids, instead of a playground, stop at the Kingston Family Fitness Trail at Stronach Park in Kingston!

Get Your Kitchen Party started with The Kitchen Party Cookbook by Jenny Osburn

Jenny Osburn has done it again! She has created another great cookbook featuring recipes with local food, including a shopping guide so you know just where in the Valley to find the ingredients!

Besides the recipes, Jenny gives some menu suggestions, tips on how to prepare for a large crowd, and of course where to source the ingredients locally!

The recipes I have tried so far were a huge success and left the family begging for more!

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