Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
It’s summertime. Do you know what that means? Yeah sure, drinks out on the deck and jumping in the lake, but also… YARD SALE SEASON. There is not much I love more than a Saturday morning out in the sunshine, coffee in hand, browsing around garage sales. It’s my happy place. As an avid DIYer, …
Over on the home blog, Instant Chai Latte Powder is doing pretty well, mostly thanks to the pinning powers of some of my colleagues here! So naturally, it seemed only fair that I return the favour, and what better way to do that than with the follow-up concept that one of my local friends has …
Have you ever gone to a party and been confronted with a dish that makes you question the creator’s sanity? I have; it was just last year and the the food item I found so strange was chocolate covered liquorice. Granted, I am kind of a food purist when it comes to chocolate, I mean, …
Birds are the one animal that seem to make it into every season of decor, but Christmas is the time that birds really get to sparkle. No, literally, at Christmas you have free reign to festoon your home with glittery Christmas songbirds. I say “Go for it!”, but instead of spending top dollar for sparkly …
Have you been watching Outlander? It’s a TV series on STARZ based on one of my favourite book series of all time, Diana Gabaldon’s “Outlander.” I’ve loved these books for years, but when the show came on something happened and I am now obsessed. I think it might be that Sam Heughan, the actor that …
Dear Millicent, October is my favorite time of the year. It’s not about falling leaves and pumpkins for me, but rather Beer and Bratwurst. Zigga-zagga, zigga-zagga, hoy, hoy, hoy! Bring on Oktoberfest! So here’s my problem: Mustard. I fancy myself a bit of a stain ninja in that I can get out chocolate and blood …
