Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
Kelly Clarkson is pretty much the one celebrity that I would want to be my best friend. She’s the girl who always looks like she’d be the life of any party even though she’d probably be the sober one, she always looks like she’s having the best time no matter what she’s doing, and she always …
I’ve moved from getting my husband to do all the cooking around here, to enlisting help from the kids. I figure with three other people helping in the kitchen I may not need to cook another meal until sometime next year. It can never be said that I’m not smart when it comes to running …
Can I or can’t I? That’s what Macbeth should have been asking. I won’t dare rewrite Shakespeare, but I will ask: is canned fruit good for you? And can it earn a spot back in your healthy, gourmet kitchen? I’ve loved peaches since I was six — and waiting 11 months for fresh ones just …
Ireland isn’t the only place on the planet to get your Irish on this St. Patrick’s Day. While the day — March 17 — began as a feast day for the Irish Saint, it’s now evolved into a worldwide party for anyone with a drop of Irish blood, or anyone who’s ever tasted Irish cream …
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. …
