To many, this time of year is the beginning of the holiday season filled with family, friends and feasts. But I consider it more of a birthday season, with my son, nephew, mother, uncle and myself all acknowledging another year older as a prelude to the biggest birthday celebration of them all – Christmas! This…
Monday Morning Meltdown
Save the yogurt for Tuesday! Hold the oatmeal for doomsday! It’s time for me to get back on the burner for hot meal Monday. Although I’ve never been a champion of breakfast, these days I never leave the house without a nibble of this and a swallow of that. And no longer do I start…
New Year’s Greens
If you’ve had enough White Christmas, or perhaps Red Christmas from blowing your budget, your luck is about to change. Now you can look forward to a Green New Year. While across the globe, an economic crisis has put a damper on spirits and bank accounts, there is a glimmer of hope this New Year,…
Lap it Up
From what I recall in high school, running laps was about as exciting as writing lines. And yes, it felt a lot like punishment, too. “I will not skip gym class. I will not skip gym class…” 200 times! The last time I ran laps was in grade 10. It was called the 12-minute run…
The Pitfalls and Pleasures of Pomegranates
“Can we get one of these?” she asked, pulling a deep pink orb from a large box. My 8-year-old niece and 10-year-old nephew were spending a week with us this past September and I had taken them grocery shopping to make sure we were well equipped with their favourite foods. “It comes with a book,”…
