Support your local bookstore! Halloween at Mable’s Fables
People who know me know how much I love Mabel’s Fables in Leaside. They are such a great place to build a love of reading in kids, but they’ve been hit hard by Covid. This Halloween, for those who are not trick or treating, a spooky book to read aloud would be a great way […]
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Holiday Decorating
The big day is just around the corner! Last year was all about the White Christmas for decorating but this year, everything is going red and plaid. Here are some charming ideas to inspire you with finishing off decking your halls! By the way, did you know that Canadian’s will send 540,000 tonnes of wrapping paper […]
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Halloween Decorating Ideas
The homes in Lawrence Park really know how to put on a spooky show come Halloween. Here are some fun, and creepy ideas to terrify the neighbourhood kids! Take decorating to a whole new level. Now that Thanksgiving is done, it’s time to get started!
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7 Things to Think About When Buying a Cottage
As I write this I am sitting here on the dock looking out over the water while the kids play. I am at the cottage of a friend who thanks me for my help in coordinating his purchase by inviting us up every summer to celebrate. My husband and I have recently started looking for […]
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Best place in Canada to find love: Toronto
Movinga, a professional relocation service in Europe, has come out with a fascinating list of the best cities to find love. They did a LOT of reasearch and looked at the top 100 highly in demand cities to find out criteria including percentage of single people, divorce marriage ratio, male to female ratio of singles, age of […]
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5 Tips to Make Your Christmas Tree Look Amazing
1. Get a big, real, glorious tree. You can’t beat that smell and Christmas is about memories and traditions and nothing conjures up the memory of happy Christmas pasts faster than the smell of a real tree. And if you live in Toronto, you are in luck! The 125th Toronto Scout Group will be selling trees […]
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Out and About in Toronto: Pure Magic Vacations
My dear friend Tricia Madill lives in Lawrence Park with her husband and two Disney obsessed girls. A consummate professional, with more than a decade of experience planning executive travel, her passion is designing customized Disney itineraries from scratch. Having used her services, I know she has an unprecedented level of knowledge and understands what goes […]
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St Patrick’s Day Celebration Decorating Ideas
I’m hosting a big St. Patrick’s Day celebration this month and I wanted to get some decorating ideas. Looking online, I found a lot of bright green felt and construction paper crafts but I’ve already got those on my fridge thanks to my little boy. I was going for a slightly more low key look […]
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Happy Hanukkah!
Best wishes for a holiday full of light and love! Here are some decor, craft and recipe ideas for a wonderful eight nights!
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Out and About (in Stouffville): Applewood Farm
I’ve found a wonderful apple picking place, just outside of the city. Applewood Farm is fantastic and it only took a scenic 20 minutes to get there. We took a tractor ride into the field and picked a huge, delicious bag of apples. Then the boys had a great time at the petting zoo, on […]
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