I Love Not Camping 27 Aug 2013 | 09:57 am

I t didn’t come about with any particular sense of purpose or plan, but for the last several years, my boys have gone camping with their dad on the last long weekend of summer.  It’s happened enough t...

Farewell to Summer 26 Aug 2013 | 09:50 am

That’s all, folks.  It’s the last week of summer vacation for most of us in Canada, and school resumes the Tuesday after Labour Day.  Does this news leave you feeling like this: photo via Angrivated ...

Guest Post: Christina Markham’s Strega Nona Meets Strega Mama 23 Aug 2013 | 09:29 am

Pasta and Magic.  Next to clean air and indoor plumbing, they are two of the most important things in our home.  The only thing better is when pasta and magic meet together in a book.  Then it’s like ...

(Nate the) Great Potato Pancakes 22 Aug 2013 | 11:30 am

Truth:  when I was vacationing at the cottage last week, I did not remember that this week’s 4Mothers topic would revolve around books and recipes.  But by happy coincidence, the boys and I actually d...

Grandma and The Pirates and Baba’s Chicken Soup 21 Aug 2013 | 09:07 am

Last year all three boys couldn’t get enough of Jillian Jiggs and her wonderful pigs. Particularly my middle son would beg me to read it night after night prompting a search for other books by Toronto...

Magical Eats 20 Aug 2013 | 09:52 am

Kids’ books and food: what a winning combination.  Two of my greatest joys as a parent have been reading (and re-reading) children’s books and remembering the sweets of my youth.  Delicious indulgence...

Theme Week: Recipes Inspired By Children’s Literature 19 Aug 2013 | 09:57 am

To kick off the blog this summer, Nathalie and I, with my older two boys in tow, attended the Smucker’s Bookworm Brunch at the Lillian H. Smith Library in Toronto. Smucker’s, a beloved Canadian brand...

Metamorphosis: Guest Post by Christina Markham 16 Aug 2013 | 09:45 am

In early spring of 2012, as my daughter and I were leaving her gymnastics class, we noticed a group of people with phones in hand taking pictures of something fluttering around on a pile of pebbles ne...

Turnip Pickles – Seriously, They’re Good! 15 Aug 2013 | 11:11 am

I don’t know much about lacto-fermentation or probiotics generally, except that they’re supposed to be good for you.  What I did know is that I had some little turnip things (not exactly sure what the...

Wordless Wednesday: At the Park 14 Aug 2013 | 11:51 am