Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
“I had a barbeque stain on my white t-shirt, you were killin’ me in that mini-skirt” – Tim McGraw Father’s Day is just around the corner and Capital Ribfest is about to take over Ottawa, so why not take a look at one of the things dads love most: ribs. Growing up in Montreal, ribs …
I woke up on Sunday morning to the ever-so-delightful coppery taste of blood in my mouth, and breathed a sigh of relief to see that there was no blood on my clean pillow sheet (priorities, yo). By the time I made it into my bathroom, I already knew there was swelling in my lower lip. …
I recently had the pleasure of joining Sunwing Vacations on a trip to the amazing Royalton Riviera Cancun in Mexico. It was nothing short of spectacular and you’ll be able to read my review shortly on YummyMummyClub. Where I failed huge on this trip though was in the packing. The issue was that four days …
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about young kids and online games. For the record, I don’t like them. Also for the record, my son plays them. But he does a lot of things I don’t enjoy seeing happen, like dirt-bike jumps and growing. I hate these games in general and in specific. I hate them the …
Work. Work. Work. Carpool. Laundry. Work. Groceries. Clean. Work. Sigh. Life occasionally gets stalled in the mundane lane and one day you realize the most important words you’ve exchanged with your spouse in weeks are, “We need milk.” My husband and I fell into this trap and although we knew we needed to reconnect, we couldn’t figure …
My son, Finley, is significantly bigger than a lot of kids his age. At just 5, he’s outgrowing many of his size 7 pants, his size 1 shoes are starting to get a little tight, and he weighs about half as much as I do. He doesn’t recognize his own strength, and I often have …
When I landed in San Antonio, Texas last month to test tires at a professional track, I was met at the airport by Philippe, who greeted me with a smile, a joke, and Rush playing on the car stereo. I felt right at home. Although Philippe is a west-coast transplant he knew enough about the city to …
I really like to cook, but it’s something I don’t do as often as I should because busy. And also lazy. Most evenings, I just want to flop into bed and be fed but this rarely happens so we often resort to salads or soup at Chez Ashley – the quick and easy. But I’m …
