Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
We do a lot of partner work in karate class and it got me to thinking, what does being a good karate partner teach me about being a good marriage partner? Be generous with the do overs Karate: Last night I was working with a lady who is still getting used to the way you position …
The darkness is long, and it lingers.The ice is hard on the bay.It’s so damn cold out it freezes my nose-hairs.Winter, go the f**k away. The ground is hard and it’s frozen.My grass is dead where it lays.Mr. Groundhog’s a corpse-icle down there.Please. Go the f**k away. Leaving bed every morning is torture.The blankets where …
A great travel app should make your life easier, whether you’re camped out under a beach parasol in Martinique or backpacking between B&Bs in Slovenia. There are countless — really, I lost count — apps available for day-trippers and world adventurers to help you prepare a trip, and once you’re on the ground, make the …
We Canadians are famous for being “too polite” (is there such a thing?) and I know full well that I am “polite” and “apologetic” to a fault. Mr Hockey Coach once threw his hands up in the air and asked me why I was so apologetic all the time. I didn’t really have an answer. …
I love clearing snow off my car and getting into an ice cold vehicle. Said no one ever. Let’s face it, winter driving is a bit of a chore. It’s also the most dangerous time of year to drive with the elements stacked against us in every single way—ice on the roads, heavy or drifting …
So you want to take a family trip to Disney World? Plan a year in advance and take the next 365 days training to be a Himalayan Porter and champion Iron Man athlete. That should get you ready for the amount of stuff you will be carrying over long distances. Be prepared to complete this …
You know that old expression, “A family that plays together, stays together?” Well, with a tween and teen who both surpassed me in athletic skill in toddlerhood and a husband whose favourite thing in the world is playing any sport with our kids, I sometimes find myself needing to be a bit creative on how …
I am on a quest in 2015 to find as many recipes as I can that are healthy and taste delicious. This is not an easy task. It has been my experience, that most healthy foods fall flat on the taste spectrum, where as all the really bad-for-you stuff practically explodes with flavour, like bacon. …
