Chickie Wow-Wow Raising a sensitive child is always joyful and sometimes challenging. Often, sensitive children develop anxiety at school in an attempt to adjust to the rigourous and overwhelming social demands. My daughter Pip is a sensitive child. She notices … Read More
For children, it’s the process of creating and believing in a dream that’s more important than the final outcome. My youngest daughter Pippi is wild for animals. She told me the other day that she’s going to live in the … Read More
For a refreshing and nutritious summer smoothie, try this peach smoothie from the California Cling Peach Board. Canned peaches are always easy to have on hand and are very nutritious: canned peaches have 3x the vitamin C as fresh peaches and … Read More
I spent last weekend on the breath taking ranch of some friends on Shuswap Lake, British Columbia. I also attended the Salmon Arm Writer’s Festival. It was a fruitful weekend on many counts. My daughters and I enjoyed the great … Read More
Wry and Retro: Crissy’s not only beautiful, she has life experience…she’s been there.
Derma rolling is touted as better than fractional laser for repairing skin tone and tightness and at erasing scaring and wrinkles. I’m as vain as the next gal; I had to try it out. I’m in my forties and I … Read More
Tea has been a relaxing ritual for human kind for centuries. A cup of tea commands attention. One must sit, be still with one’s thoughts and sip it slowly. Savouring a cup of tea is a great way to encourage … Read More
When I was little, my mother and my grandfather combined their talents and created a spool doll bed for my sisters and I. My little bed had white bedding with red embroidered trim, as red was my favourite colour at … Read More
The Very First Day Save the Children released its State of the World’s Mothers 2013 report this week. Every human being on the earth today needs to read this report. It’s about us, we, the collective family of the human … Read More
Wry and Retro: Crissy’s not only beautiful, she has life experience…she’s been there.