A fantastic musical event is coming to Keene, Ontario, showcasing music with Cape Breton and Irish roots. On Friday August 25th and Saturday August 26th, The first annual Greenbridge Celtic Folk Fest will take place on Heritage Line, hosted by renowned Celtic-music couple Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy. (Full disclosure: through our children, Natalie has become […] Read more…
According to a Netflix survey, over half (58%) of Canadian moms admit to sneaking in TV “me-time” while juggling a busy schedule, with some even hiding from their kids for just a moment of peace. With moms doing it anywhere and everywhere in the neighbourhood when the kids aren’t around, sneaking is the new bingeing. […] Read more…
Last week, Olivia, Eva and I (as a chaperone) attended the annual Leahy Music Camp in Lakefield, Ontario for the very first time. Long story short: the girls absolutely loved it and learned a ton from the world-class instructors, many of them members – and children – of the original Leahy family band. (Being from […] Read more…
First up, a beautiful memoir (and international bestseller) that casts an honest light on the impact of mental illness on marriage and family: My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Mark Lukach From the publisher: A heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and affirms the power […] Read more…
Netflix has just launched a neat new feature that allows kids to help control their favourite characters and the storyline they’re watching – putting them in the director’s seat with Interactive Storytelling. They’ve started with Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale (a new story incorporating beloved characters), available now on iOS and TV […] Read more…
Today’s post is very special to me, because it’s the seventh anniversary of the very first Momterview here on This Mom Loves – an interview with TV journalist (then news anchor and eventually cohost of Canada AM), Marci Ien, who was generous enough to make time for someone unknown, and to pave the way for […] Read more…
If pressed, I would have to say my favourite thing about Netflix is the convenience. (Or maybe The Crown. So hard to decide!) I’ve always been a TV and movie lover, and while I swear my daughters have very full, rich lives, they have also taken after their mother in this regard. The problem always […] Read more…
Fans of Jillian Harris (from Love It Or List It Vancouver and previously from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette) can rejoice, as W Network is bringing audiences a raw, insider’s look into her and partner Justin Pasutto’s biggest life challenges with the four-part docu-series Jillian & Justin, premiering June 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The Canadian original program follows […] Read more…
BOOKS The Woman In Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware “In this tightly wound, enthralling story reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s works, Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. The sky is clear, […] Read more…
The smash hit original series Home To Win is back for a second season on HGTV Canada, and Canadians have a chance to win the fully furnished and masterfully designed (you know, by Sarah Richardson, Scott McGillivray, Bryan and Sarah Baeumler, Mike Holmes Sr. and Jr., I could keep going…) waterfront home being showcased this […] Read more…