Canoeing at Burnaby Lake
A photo round up of our inaugural paddle around Burnaby Lake.
Breakfast Pucks – Better with Bacon
Quick little make-ahead breakfast or snacktime egg pucks (aka Crustless Mini Quiches)
Summer’s Here, Lice, and Keeping Busy
A Poem: summer is here, so are the lice, I’m keeping busy, pass the wine.
My Mom is the Best
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!
Scaling Back When I Have To
I can’t believe I didn’t see it coming. Or maybe I did but didn’t want to admit it. I can’t do it all.
Am I Remarkable?
Defining success as a parent and as a person. What is remarkable?
Starting Car Camping – Part Two: The Camp Kitchen
Here’s part two of my series on getting started car camping with your family – the Camp Kitchen! Food, packing it, and cooking it. Plus: snacks.
The Tank is Empty
It is day one of Spring Break and I’m already pretty much done with “Mom I want to tell you…
Family Food Rules Chez Arbo
In a land of picky eating, I get asked a lot about how we manage food at our house. Here are my main food rules.
Recipe: Corner Cutting Beef Stroganoff
It’s been ages since I last posted a recipe! This has quickly become one of Kale’s favourites so I thought…
Starting Car Camping – Part One: Gear
Part one of a two part series on getting started as a car-camping family. In this post, I look as the essential gear and where you should spend and where you can scrimp.
Gender Appropriate Toys
How a set of green rubber Rainbow Loom cat ears prompted me to examine my own perceptions about gendered toys, and wonder how those impact my son.