Life In Pleasantville
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“One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.” — Karl Lagerfeld The holidays are just around the corner which means an onslaught of holiday parties and dinners. The next three months, can be heavy on the wallet – between gifts for teachers, kids, family and friends. So, when it comes to your wardrobe, the …
‘Tis the season for entertaining and going to parties and racking your brain for a gift that shows genuine appreciation for your hostess. Riffling the back of the drinks cupboard for the bottle of Jägermeister won at a stag party, and that’s lasted longer than the marriage it was meant to herald, is not showing …
Every time I volunteer in my kids’ classrooms, I leave with two things: a headache and a whole new level of awe. Ten plus years of having school-aged children, along with the discussions I’ve had with family and friends who teach, have taught me that a teacher’s work doesn’t end when the bell rings. So if …
I’m fairly confident that I was nothing but a big old ball of stress before I had my first baby. In fact, I was a big old ball of stress when I had my second baby too. What can I say, I knew NOTHING about babies. An only child, I never had a lot of …
It Christmastime, so in the spirit of giving I thought I would share with you a recipe for the best ginger crinkle cookies. I’m not exaggerating, these cookies are like a Christmas gift for your taste buds – slightly crunchy on the outside and a little bit chewy on the inside. They are so good …
Christmas is coming and you know what that means – aimlessly wandering a mall wondering what to buy the tweenaged kids on your list. If you have tweens or teens that have moved beyond crayons and colouring books and are starting to hone their drawing skills and explore working with various mediums, art supplies will …
At Life In Pleasantville we like to colour outside the lines, so for our first Annual Pleasantville Christmas Photo A Day Challenge we decided to begin November 25; December 1st has so been done, am I right? We’re also a bit excited about the season — SANTA’S COMING! — and we know many of you …
Candlelight flickered and cast a warm glow inside the old log house. Dinner was long finished and the remnants stowed away for another day. The children were scrubbed clean, cozy in their pyjamas, and eagerly awaiting the arrival of St. Nick. A candle burned low, sputtered, and went out. “Maman, you have to find another …
