Sweets

Blackberry Rose Popsicles

September 9, 2016

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Well it sure felt like fall for the first week back to school here in Calgary.  Crisp mornings, leaves on walkways and the debut of the Pumpkin Spice Latte.  But thankfully the weather-man is calling for sunny skies and warm temps for the weekend!  Since I’m not quite ready to say good-bye to summer, I thought I would celebrate the first week back to routine with Blackberry Rose Popsicles.

Sound amazing, don’t they? They are!

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Nibbles

Homemade Pop Tarts

September 7, 2016

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Growing up I can count on one hand the number of times I had a Pop Tart. It was only on the insistence of my younger brother that Mom relented and I was introduced to the light and flaky toaster delight.  It was a good thing I wasn’t in charge of the grocery shopping, or else like Lorelei and Rory, Pop Tarts would have become a breakfast staple.  Inspired by the Gilmore Girls (I’ve been re-visiting the show in preparation for the release of the new season!) I thought it might be fun to try my hand at Homemade Pop Tarts, just in time for back school season.

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Life

The Joy of Less

September 6, 2016

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A couple of months ago I had my two bedroom condo painted. To do so, I had to pack up a large part of it and find somewhere to store it. Since most of my closets were stuffed and even my storage room downstairs had barely enough room to step into it, this proved to be a challenge. I even considered using something like this Cheap Storage Sydney facility to keep all my furniture and possessions safe. Leading up to the painting, I had envisioned employing Marie Kondo’s techniques from The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. Somehow that didn’t happen. Instead I was left to pack, stuff and cram my things into any nook and cranny I could find. Wondering all the while how one person could have so much stuff and in the same moment justifying the clutter with thoughts like I’m an interior decorator and stylist and need all this stuff for my craft and I just know I’ll fit into these clothes one day. (Read: Trouble)

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