PEARLS ON A STRING

In April we lived the book, Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring. The month began with patches of snow and now the daffodils are nearly in bloom,...

It's been nearly a year since we took our first trip internationally with our kids and the memories are fodder for many a dinner time...

Hello warmer weather and melting snow. Good-bye busy weeks of drama classes and field trips and ski days and Saint Patrick's Day...

Oh February. The longest and the shortest month. Even with all my well-intentions this year, I still felt the February slump where the...

For many years, about this time in the year, I've made notes about what's bringing me joy or what's saving my life. It's a habit inspired...

There is a running joke in our family that if the children know any random fact about astrophysics, botany or Eastern seaboard geography...

I love hearing about people's favourite things, from Christmas traditions to small indulgent purchases but especially their books. This...

I don't even remember when I did the first one but it was back when instagram was fun and we just shared our days, with no thought of...

The books teeter on a precarious stack beside my bed. On my nightstand is a bit of a joke. My husband built the nightstands this summer....

The light is shifting. It's dark still when we get up and the streaks of light wake up the house slowly as the children make their way...

There are bits of cardboard and glitter scattered across the floor. The lego bin seems to be permanently in use. There's evidence of...

We have now been in our home away from home for a few days now. We've settled in to our beds, adjusted routines and rhythms and explored....