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Kate Winn

Kate Winn

Kate is a teacher, freelance writer and TV guest, as well as a wife and mom to two girls. She launched This Mom Loves in 2010.

 

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It's time for the Summer Scrunchie Collection from It's time for the Summer Scrunchie Collection from Eva's Scrunchie Co.! There are 4 choices: pink, yellow (both t-shirt type material), blue and floral (both satin). Price: your choice of 3 for $10 with untracked shipping available through Canada Post for $2 extra. Pay by etransfer or cash if local pickup. Please send a DM with your order and Eva will reply. Act fast, as the first two collections each sold out within a day! You can also check out my Q & A with the little entrepreneur at the link in my bio! #evasscrunchieco
I had a gift certificate for @hamiltoncreeklindsay I had a gift certificate for @hamiltoncreeklindsay burning a hole in my purse so when I was out running errands this week I decided to pop in. It was a lovely feeling to be recognized (even wearing a mask!) and greeted by name and have a little chat with the owner - clearly even this introvert is happy to finally be out and about! My eye was immediately drawn to the Eden Dusty Pink wallet from @louenhide. The beautiful purse I received for Mother’s Day from Hamilton Creek was also Louenhide (they make vegan leather products) and this wallet reminded me of some of the lovely clutches that the Duchess of Cambridge carries. (While I have little need for a clutch, I could convince myself that I was due a new wallet.) With two zippered compartments and lots of card holders, it fit my requirements - and the cute striped lining was just a bonus!
Sure, the traditional 19th wedding anniversary gif Sure, the traditional 19th wedding anniversary gift is supposed to be bronze, but Eva went in a different direction with this beautiful pink satin scrunchie - particularly meaningful since she made it out of the leftover fabric from my bridesmaids’ dresses! (She made a couple for her aunts who wore those dresses too - @leahyker let us know if you also want one!) And if you’re new here and wondering what kind of self-centred wife does a wedding anniversary post and doesn’t even mention her husband, please rest assured: that is, in fact, my gift to him.
Where do things stand with back-to-school plans? I Where do things stand with back-to-school plans? I was back on @morningshowca today answering questions like: How important are those parent surveys? What do parents want to see for back to school? What are teachers’ concerns right now? What advice do I have for parents, kids and teachers as we await a plan? Always a pleasure to chat with Carolyn and Jeff! Link to video in bio.
Not a bad way to spend an afternoon! So lucky to h Not a bad way to spend an afternoon! So lucky to have family and friends who share their cottages!
#TBT This cute family shot was taken in ‘79 at T #TBT This cute family shot was taken in ‘79 at The Roy Studio in Peterborough. (I am told that leading up to the photo I was much less pleased than it would appear.) It’s neat to think that about 30 years earlier (in ‘47 and ‘51) both sets of my grandparents had their wedding photos taken at that very studio, and 40 years later (just this past March) I was back there with my girls for Liv’s birthday party photo shoot (the business no longer exists but @maryzitapaynephotography had rented the space). And that, my friends, is my Throwback Thursday, The Roy Studio edition.
Today is Eva’s Mommy/Daughter Day and she planne Today is Eva’s Mommy/Daughter Day and she planned it out perfectly: Stops at Fabricland and the dollar store for scrunchie making supplies (swipe to see materials for the next summer collection - her goal this time was to pick nice soft fabrics in bright colours) Scrunchie dropoff for her lovely Aunt @ashleighleahy09 Lunch on Riley’s rooftop patio (I would recommend the pulled pork sandwich) Pick up treats and come home to watch The Princess Diaries on Disney+ (we signed up just for one month in order to watch Hamilton!) I was given permission to be on my phone just long enough to post this - now back to our movie!
Update: SOLD OUT!!! The next batch from Eva’s Update: SOLD OUT!!! The next batch from Eva’s Scrunchie Co. is ready to go! (Don’t wait - the first ones sold out in less than a day!) 3 for $10, free local pickup or $2 for untracked Canada Post mail within Canada - pay by etransfer. DM to order and Eva will reply; we will update top of post as styles sell out! #evasscrunchieco
You know I love when my "stuff" has a story, and t You know I love when my "stuff" has a story, and this is a good one. Many years ago, my Grandma Cooper gave me a set of four dessert plates, with a pink rose and silver leaf pattern. I loved them because they're beautiful - plus pink and silver had been our wedding colours - but also because they had been a 50th anniversary gift for her own parents and her mother was Celestia, from whom I get my middle name. A couple of weeks ago, my eagle-eyed Aunt Sue @ruralroutetwo called me on my cell. I worried at first that something was wrong (who calls anyone on the phone anymore?) but it was actually fun news: she had spotted a set of eight place settings of dinner plates, side plates and small bowls of the exact same pattern at Value Village...for twenty bucks! Did I want her to pick them up? Uh, yes please! I've done a bit more research since and learned that they are a vintage Johnson Brothers design from the 60s called Rhapsody and that the trim is platinum...and any resale site I saw had one dinner plate alone listed for more than the twenty bucks we paid for the whole set! Long story short - these beautiful dishes were a great deal with some meaningful family twists. And I find takeout looks great on them!
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In Case You Missed It

  • Eva Winn: Q & A With the Founder of Eva’s Scrunchie Co.
  • Back to School Updates: My Segment on The Morning Show
  • Your Reading List for Summer 2020
  • Grandpa Leahy: Words with Some Pictures

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