Life In Pleasantville
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By Brandy Reid As a former young adult librarian, putting a list together of my top ten YA novels to give this Christmas was quite a challenge. There are just so many fabulous reads out there that is was difficult to narrow it down to just ten. So, here you have a list of …
By Jodi Martin My BFF, Candace Derickx, has this fabulous little blog so geniously named ‘Life in Pleasantville’, and it is a true testament to how she (and likely most of us) would like to live our days. When Candace asked me to contribute to her blog with a list of the Top 10 Christmas …
By Candace Derickx Sometimes you want to get personal at Christmas. And why not? It makes your gift that much more meaningful. Here’s ten creative ways to personalize gifts for those you love. Name Your Tune CD Children love hearing their name. Especially when it’s sung as part of their favourite children’s songs. With …
I live by a simple credo — friends don’t give friends fruitcake. Maybe that explains why I have so many good friends, because I’ve never given any of them a damn fruitcake. In fact, if I gave fruitcake to someone it would be the equivalent of the mob handing over a dead fish. Read: there …
By Lisa Thornbury Other than an early retirement and a class size of eight, what do teachers really desire this holiday season? Here are ten gifts that top both the Ho-Ho and No-No lists: 1. No-No – Chocolates. We lady teachers have an image to uphold; an image which does not include stretchy polyester …
By Candace Derickx So there’s this store here in Canada that releases their “special” holiday ice cream every year and it causes mass hysteria. Okay, maybe I exaggerate, but it certainly gets a lot of people excited. Except me. See, I think that it tastes like mouthwash, and has a terrible aftertaste. Being the …
I love my dog. So much so that every year at Christmas I’m tempted by the cute costumes and fancy dishes and end up spending scads of money on Santa suits and Reindeer antlers. The reality though is she really doesn’t care about any of that. So this year I asked my friends at …
By Jodi Lariviere This was a really stellar year for cookbooks and cooking related novels. But, in my opinion, here are 10 of the best. Well worth your money and they make a great gift! In no particular order: 10 – Saveur The Way We Cook – A photo collection of home cooks …
