Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
In Canada, and across the globe, Cirque du Soleil is a name known for incredible acrobatics, beautiful costumes and enticing storylines. I’ve had the opportunity to see a couple of their live shows over the years, so I of course jumped at the opportunity to attend the opening night performance of their new show VOLTA, …
One of the best vacations I ever had happened less than an hour from my front door in Ontario’s Highlands. As someone who travels a lot and has seen some amazing destinations, I’ve thought a lot about how a trip so close home remains in my Top 5 travel experiences. The company for sure helped; …
You could say that sangria is a thing here in Pleasantville, a very big thing. We like it boozy, full of berries and even Canadian, but with the addition of this frozen sangria recipe, we’re confident we’ve finally got all our sangria bases covered. Here’s your step-by-step guide to making these slushies for adults. After …
I can’t tell you how happy I am that I made up a huge batch of these freezer friendly chicken marinades back in May. This summer has been a bit of a pisser to say the least. It has been raining pretty much non-stop since June and there’s no sign of it letting up. Needless to …
If you’re looking for an affordable Muskoka getaway look no further than the Delawana Resort located on Honey Harbour just a mere 2 ½ drive from Toronto. The History The Delawana Inn first opened in 1897 as a hotel called the Victoria House. Since then it’s gone through many changes, including two fires, one in …
Ooooh boy, Nigella Lawson stepped in it recently didn’t she? I mean, how dare she suggest that you use cream in Carbonara?! The food police had a field day and not in a good way. The internet is crazy people, flat out crazy. Not that I’m anywhere near Nigella’s celebrity, but I have to tell …
As a child, I grew up across the street from two schools that were separated only by a public pool; one Catholic and one public. As Catholics (but far from practicing), the decision as to what school I would attend was easy for my parents. And so it was, that for eight years I would …
Being a Canadian is so much more than living in Canada, it’s an identity that encompasses one of the top 20 most diverse populations in the world. That is a great source of pride for me; my heart swelled when 25,000 Syrian refugees were welcomed here, and when I see our diverse communities uniting values side by …
