What To Pack? I’ve been making my daughters’ lunches to go for thirteen years to date. Making school lunches is every parent’s torment. It’s a miracle when the lunch actually gets eaten. It’s so hard to think up healthy lunch … Read More
Try this delicious and nutritious shake to energize you for what ever the day decides to throw your way!
Join me on the most wondrous hike through the beautiful arid landscape of Lac Du Bois, BC. Our hike will be filled with wildlife and the first signs of spring. The photographs below were all taken by me, this past weekend … Read More
My Mix Hart author website is up! Take a sneak peek! mixhart.com You cannot yet purchase Peter Not-Pizzaface and the Decrepit Caboose as I am adding a few more illustrations before its true release date. However, get psyched for the … Read More
We’re big Hayao Miyazaki fans in my family! This past Halloween many of my family members dressed up as various anime characters from his movies. Mist as Princess Mononoki, From My Neighbor Totoro: Tabs as Satsukie and Pip as Mai First of all, … Read More
In honour of St. Patrick’s Day, I take a trip back in time to celebrate my Irish-Canadian Grandfather, Edward Ambrose Hart and his indomitable sprit that lead him across the vast continent of North America to find his fortune in … Read More
I used to think of happiness as an elusive state that I wanted to reach and then cling to for as long as possible. What I know now is that happiness is to be present in the moment and simply … Read More
Me, Artemis, Pip and Peter–yesterday at SilverStar Mountain, BC We went spring skiing this weekend. The mountains have a lot of snow but it’s slushy. I accidentally chose an ungroomed run for our first run–it was like skiing through a foot … Read More
In honour of International Women’s Day 2014, I leave you with a little food for thought:
Watching Out the Window Just Got A Lot More Fun… Every morning I walk my youngest daughter to the school bus stop. Our two dogs Fernando & Pablo (Pug and Old Boston Bulldog) miss me while I’m gone. They jump … Read More
School Districts need researched and tested non-sexist dress codes. Anything less leads to little girls being publicly shamed by adults and peers at school. My 3 daughters are bright, popular, well-behaved, happy girls and A students. However, despite their successes, … Read More
Living in Canada leaves one with no option but to embrace winter. I live in one of the most mild regions of Canada; yet, we too have our fair share of winter. After a few weeks of the white stuff, … Read More
The Catcher Lives On It is one of those weeks when I have deadlines looming and I am under editing stress. At times like this my blog tends to get ignored a little. Suddenly, the week is upon me and … Read More
Crissy’s not only beautiful, she has life experience—she’s been there…