A wonderful way of keeping your little one occupied on a hot summers day Our little girl loves to draw, paint and express herself with colours and as a mom, I think that’s wonderful! When we paint and draw together, we talk and learn about…

These days selecting the type of cookware for your kitchen is tricky, you don’t only have to consider safety but the ideal design, price and other features. Of course, the type of material needs to be the utmost consideration. There are many choices in the…

My friends mother makes this AMAH-ZING salmon spread! And this Christmas, as we happened to celebrate it together, I finally got the recipe! And because I love it so much, I wanted to put my own little twist on the recipe, to turn her classic…

So December was a tough and very emotional month in our household. Dianna had a broken leg and I had to change my work hours til after Brian was home. So I worked from home during the evenings and we didn’t get to spend very…

Never a dull moment! So December and Christmas time has been a bit tough for our little family. On December 8 our little girl had a bad fall and broke her leg! She was helping mommy wash the floors… she loves to help out, bless…

Fun together – the Lego way One of my favorite toys growing up, was Lego. I would sit for hours in my own little world, building houses and different kind of structures and playing with the little figurines. It would invent my own fantasy world…

Last year when I was on maternity leave (OMG I still miss it!!), I had time to make all sorts of DIY christmas goodies for Diannas grandparents and aunties. And one of the most popular items was this DIY Photo Calendar I made. It had…

I love spending time with Dianna outdoors – she is a true Nordic child! If it was up to her, we would spend every single hour outside enjoying mother nature’s grand work! She doesn’t seem to take note of the cold wind or even if…

Alright my dears – I am about to share my wonderous, natural “keep-away-all-colds” Remedy! My mother shared this with me shortly before I moved out somewhat 20 years ago (YIKES!), and I have made it every autumn since! It’s a bit of an acquired taste, but…

My favorite holiday is Samhain, also known as Halloween, All Hallows eve, All Saints day! All the ghoulish fright and making fun of things that scare us, is right up my alley. I’ve been quite creative with my costume so far; I’ve been everything from…