Just a quickie post today: I love Kidz Bop. Reminiscent of the Mini Pops, it’s today’s biggest hits (for grownups) cleaned up and sung by kids. I’ve been using it with my young daughters and my class (of eight and nine year olds) in the gym and as background music and they all think it’s […] Read more…
I’ve said it before: Disney is brilliant. Confession: before Saturday I had never seen Lady and the Tramp. I have always collected the “Princess” movies and some of the more recent releases, but this is one that never really appealed to me. Of course I knew all about the famous spaghetti scene, but animal movies […] Read more…
Here’s a quick breakdown of how I spent my holidays: Books read: 3+1 (not a huge number, but we’re not talking about light and fluffy reading material) We Need To Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver): A- Kevin went on a killing spree at his high school. The book is letters written by Kevin’s mother to his father, reflecting back […] Read more…
Disney’s brilliance never ceases to amaze me. When The Lion King came out in 3D in the fall, I debated whether to take my girls, considering we have the video already in the cupboard. I love the theatre so much that we went ahead, and the big screen and 3D magic really did add to […] Read more…
“Is it coincidence that we spend far more than our parents ever did on the restyling and improvement of our homes – homes in which we spend less and less time because we are out earning the money to pay for French chrome mixer taps and stripped oak floors? It’s as though home had become […] Read more…
Last weekend we took the girls for a little pre-Christmas getaway in Toronto. The highlights: We stayed at the Marriott Renaissance Toronto Downtown Hotel (attached to the Rogers Centre) simply because we were looking for accommodations that were reasonably priced and reasonably close to the Sony Centre. We booked online and got an amazing deal. Our […] Read more…
Here’s how Natalie MacMaster’s website bio introduces her: *** “Meet Natalie MacMaster: wife, mother of four and virtuoso Cape Breton fiddler. You know her more as the latter than the former; an electrifying performer whose passionate proficiency on the beloved four-string amplifies the traditional East Coast sound for contemporary times. It’s a signature sound that […] Read more…
You may know Michelle Morgan as “Lou Fleming” on the hit CBC show Heartland. Averaging over a million viewers an episode, this Alberta-based show is the network’s most popular family drama. Not only did her character give birth at the end of last season, but Michelle is a new mom in real life as well. Somehow she found […] Read more…
As a huge movie-lover (who has passed the quality on to both of my daughters) I thought the following was worth sharing. In a nutshell: free movies and $2 concessions…and it’s all for a good cause! Read on for details! ***** SAVE THE DATE FOR FREE MOVIES! October 22nd is Community Day at Cineplex. Join […] Read more…
Just so you know, I rarely accept adult fiction for review. I love being exposed to new non-fiction (biographies, parenting books) and children’s literature, but I am very choosy about the novels I want to read, based often on friends’ recommendations. Here are my faves from my summer reading. Still Alice by Lisa Genova The […] Read more…