Memory Making

Have you ever had the pleasure of dining at an authentic sugar shack? My family and I experienced the deliciousness of a full sugar shack meal at the Érablière Charbonneau in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec. In this post, I share our experience at the Charbonneau Sugar Shack and give you some details…

Brought to Montreal, The Secret Chord is a tribute to the life, poetry and music of Leonard Cohen. Is it is play? Is it a concert? Some people are stumped and don’t know if it’s worth going to see, especially if they are not super fans of his work. In…

Ever since I was little, listening to Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite was a signal that Christmas was near. Watching The Nutcracker ballet has always put me in the Christmas spirit. I have such fond memories of this ballet, and it bring me such joy to see it in some form…

Get yourself and your teens to the Stratford Festival, STAT. You have exactly one month more to see the extraordinary musical, Something Rotten. The musical was so successful over the summer that it was extended, so this is your sign to get yourself tickets and get to Stratford. But the…

Last weekend, my husband and I were sitting outside in the evening, enjoying a fireside chat. The sky was so clear, and you could see every single star in the sky. In that moment, we knew what we were both thinking of. I had recently pre-screened the new National Geographic…

Are you looking for a more mature, alternative to clubbing in Montreal? This is the place, and it’s even better than the club scene. I feel it imperative to start this blog post with a very strong statement, and that is, I love dancing. When I went out with my…

Have you ever been to Stratford, Ontario? Nestled near the Avon River, Stratford is home to lovely, manicured landscapes with Victorian buildings, as well as a world-renown theater festival. In the town, there is a relaxed atmosphere with nods to all things theater. For students living in or around Ontario,…

The wait is almost over! After falling in love with Riley and her five big emotions in Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out almost a decade ago, we are finally going to have more of this story with Inside Out 2, in theaters June 14. Back when Inside Out hit theatres,…

Are you ready to experience an epic show with massive, life-like dinosaurs?! I have been fortunate enough to see two similar shows with my boys and let me tell you, it is unforgettable! Children will love seeing the dinosaurs they have learned about in books and videos come to life…

Over here on my family blog, AskMamaMOE.com, I have written a lot about the importance of family activities and traveling. I’ve also shared many, many moments on social media about the travels that we have taken as a family of five throughout Europe, particularly, Italy. We have had to privilege…