Celebrating

Explore the Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook with me and get inspired for your next best Halloween recipe! Growing up in the age of Disney specials and 80’s and 90’s Halloween, Hocus Pocus became a yearly favourite for my sister and I. A couple of years back, I finally showed it…

The Muppets finally have a Halloween movie! The child in me squealed when I learned that there would be a Halloween movie with the Muppets. Why? Because the Muppets are classic, good-time fun.  And truly, for little ones, that is what Halloween is all about. They don’t want to be…

A very long time ago, I found this treat on Pinterest, and they have become a staple fun snack for our family when we have all the ingredients and want something sweet and savoury. It occurred to me that some of you may have never seen this and you would…

You are a mother, so most likely, you have decided that this new year you will do more for your child, or perhaps more for others. I have another suggestion. Being a mother channels your gratitude, love, patience and understanding, but it also shines a bright light on self-doubt, anxiety…

We will still have our family – they may not be in our home sharing a meal, but they can be reached by phone. Connecting with our family will be different but we can still do it. We still have friends – we can’t have our traditional get-togethers right now,…

It seems like yesterday, the leaves were beginning to fall here in Montreal, and now, I blinked and we are about to start Advent! Are you getting into the Christmas spirit? Last year, I wrote about the traditions and the meaning behind Advent. You can read all about it here.…

Even though summer is here, there is a strange feeling that we are still in the month of March, only with nicer weather. This Groundhog Day life we’re living is enough to make anyone stir crazy. I am not complaining, we have it good. We have our health and we…

Things have changed in our world, to say the least: and this is how we’re keeping up with our Mother’s Day traditions. I hope you all had a very special Mother’s Day this year, even though it was very different. I was lucky to receive some handmade treasures from my…

Like many mamas, you have been spending more time with your children over these seven or eight weeks. Some of you are spending all your time together. Some of you have been having to leave them to go work on the front lines of this pandemic. Sadly, some of you…

Celebrating Easter at home may be the new normal for now… but that doesn’t make the holiday any less special. Here’s how to make the most of it from the comfort of your humble abode! This Easter Sunday will not include going to Sunday mass. It also won’t include family…