Yeah it’s Friday…..I don’t know about you, but every time I get back from vacation the first week is a killer. Felt like I needed a nap...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I rang in the New Year three times at the cabin with my hubby Gianni, son Steven, daughter-in-law Sarah and my grandsons...

Four of our trips were cancelled due to COVID over the past two years, then our Tofino trip got cancelled due to an atmospheric river and...

A white Christmas, we haven’t had one in 13 years and true to this year’s form we are going to set a cold weather record. Heat waves,...

Once again life with COVID is causing havoc all over the world. First COVID-19, then Delta and now Omicron is sending the world in a...

When my grandsons Brody, Blake, Weston and Jameson say goodbye or when I put them to bed they always know the last thing I say to them is...

I took Remembrance Day off as well as Friday and made it an extra-long weekend at the cabin. The place we named “Casa Serena” (House of...

Today we observe a moment of silence at 11:11am to commemorate the armistice agreement that ended the First World War on Monday, November...

Serves: 4 I had a friend visit and he doesn’t drink coffee but loves hot chocolate. Therefore I didn’t just want to whisk together a...

Makes: 40 cookies With more and more people allergic to nuts I decided to create a biscotti that is traditional Italian goodness with...

In BC we got hit with a rare weather event called bomb cyclone. Lucky it wasn’t as violent as they had predicted. With the TELUS...

Serving size: 10 Rum, butter, chocolate, strawberry and mascarpone all rolled up in one. What can be better? The kids and the adults...

Since March so much has gone on in my life that every night when I put my head on the pillow, it has been hard to sleep. I put myself on...

This is turning out to be another summer to remember. All around us mother nature is pissed at us. Fires, floods, earth quakes, smoky...

This loop trail is a short 2.4 km easy trail in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. It is used as a biking, hiking, and horse riding trail. ...

What a wonderful weekend as I was able to get two easy hikes in. This one is a moderately trafficked 4.3 km loop trail located in...

Being able to see and feel the seasons is such a blessing living in BC. We get to witness nature in all its beauty. With the COVID-19...

It's been since May 2nd that I've completed an actual hike because my back has been giving me trouble. Inclines are very hard therefore...

Physical nourishment isn't only about what we do to keep our insides healthy it also means taking care of our skin. Our skin is very...

How many of you loved doing book reports? The writers out there probably loved them. I on the other hand absolutely hated them. So here...