Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
When the going gets tough, the tough start making this Easy Homemade Granola with Maple Syrup. Or something like that. Maybe you’re just here for an easy granola recipe. Possibly though, you’ve been having sticker shock at the grocery store lately and have decided that a Little House on the Prairie lifestyle is right up …
Exploring Toronto with teens, was for me, like seeing this cosmopolitan city with new eyes. Toronto had become so familiar to me over the years, having lived, worked, and played there, that I had become complacent about it as a tourist destination. On a recent trip with my teenager and her best friend though, I …
I’m going back to school at 50. Let’s file this under, “Words I never thought I’d utter” for $400 Alex. Like most things in my life over the last year or so though, I’ve come to accept that it’s best to follow my instinct and chase what my heart wants. In this case in particular, …
I believe in love. I am fully, completely, and with a giddy, fluttery heart in love with love. It’s hard for me to explain how important it is for me to know that. My heart has been through a lot lately, and it would be easy to let cynicism guide me. It wasn’t a delivery …
None of us is getting out of here alive; there’s nothing more certain about life than our eventual death. Some of us will have our lives ripped from our hands in an instant with nary a second to ponder our existence, while others, like Gord Downie, will be handed their death sentence and time. Months, days, …
This Blueberry Grunt recipe, aside from being wildly delicious, also happens to be a comfort food you will want to make repeatedly. What Is Blueberry Grunt? Blueberry grunt is a traditional dessert from Canada’s East Coast—especially Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. It’s made by simmering fresh or frozen blueberries and topping them with soft dumplings …
My youngest daughter turns fifteen in 21 days, 22 hours, 16 minutes and 41 seconds. I know this because I have been counting down the days for a little over six months now. It is with keen anticipation that I look forward to saying, “Good riddance 14, don’t let the door hit you in the …
This was supposed to be an article about skydiving in Ottawa but as often happens, the story I intend to write and the story that gets written is often wildly different. And oh my god, doesn’t that last sentence just sum up the last twenty years of my life. So, apologies in advance if you …
