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Building the Ultimate Snow Fort – The Beast on Our Front Lawn

by Leslie Foster

Our family loves winter.  Snow is awesomely-wonderfully-fun and versatile.  You can use it for snowball fights, skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, and snow angels. But most importantly, you can use it to build. From the time our son was barely able to walk, my husband Dave was out there building forts (Who’s the bigger kid, eh?)  Afraid …

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Time is A Luxury – Bend it to Your Will

by Candace Sampson

I am not zen. I live by the work hard, play harder philosophy. Zen moments—that is moments where I am in the moment—are few and far between. Typically when I’m working I’m dreaming of playing and vice versa. The consequence is that I’m slightly frenetic. (I can hear the sniggering from here of those that …

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Why Am I Suddenly Baby Crazy?

by Life In Pleasantville

DISCLAIMER: I’m only baby crazy. I am not having a baby any time soon. You can breathe easy again, Mom.  In October, I did my favourite thing ever and stuck my feet in a set of stirrups in a gynaecologist’s office and then I had a little polyurethane plastic popped into my uterus (yay). I’m not sure …

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Spicy Chicken Puff Recipe

by Life In Pleasantville

This tasty treat came about one day after I rummaged through the fridge and found leftover chicken, some puff pastry, and a block of cream cheese. Sometimes the best snacks come about when you raid the fridge to see what you can find. A spiced cheese topping bakes right into the puff pastry, adding loads …

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Dear Gwyneth Paltrow, Leave My Vagina Alone

by Kelli Catana

It seems that Hollywood must be bored with telling us all the things about our external appearance that we need to fix, because they’ve now started to focus on things that you can’t see. First we needed to get botox, and fillers, and hair extensions and liposuction, and tummy tucks, and breast implants etc etc …

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Queen of Hearts Tarts – Fit for Your Royal Family

by Life In Pleasantville

It’s a weird world we live in, this age of technology. With the connectivity of Facebook you can keep in touch with people that you might normally lose track of, and it can bring back things you’d never expect. The other day I made this tarts and stashed them in the fridge where my 19 …

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Red Prince Apples – You’ll Give Up All Other Apples for These

by Candace Sampson

Is there anything more perfect than an apple? One of nature’s most perfect gifts, the apple is delicious for a snack, baked in a dessert or served with meal. Along with it’s versatility, it’s also highly portable and stays fresh longer than many other fruits. With over 7,500 varieties grown around the globe though, how …

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10 Things NOT to Do With Your Date for Valentine’s Day

by Anne Radcliffe

Valentine’s Day is coming! You know what that means? It’s time to think about how to make a special statement to your loved one by using your wallet. This is assuming you have a loved one you have to open your wallet for. I’m kinda with you, Christina Applegate: how do you drop whatever you’re doing …

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