Neighbourhood Highlight: Ottawa South
I recently discovered THE ideal spot for a night out! An amazing small and intimate restaurant with incredible food and then a 5 ft walk to an amazing small and intimate club with great live music! Old Ottawa South, near Belmont & Bank, is home to The Belmont restaurant and Red Bird Live. Talk about […]
New Find: The Grandparent’s Baby Shower
I went to a baby shower last week and it was not your traditional baby shower NO… this was a “Grandparents Baby Shower”! It made so much sense! I became a Nana for the first time a year and a half ago to Vivi and we were so very fortunate to have friends give OR […]
Cantaloupe Soup
When I made this soup recently and a friend had her first sip…the look and sound…well I don’t know if I dare put a rating on it! Let’s just say that she really enjoyed it!!! Chilled cantaloupe soup is the perfect summer dessert! I like serving it in one of my grandmother’s “Bridal Wreath” china […]
New Find: Ongoing Series of Barb and Carole’s House Finds
Estate properties with luxury pool areas…porch additions…condos with amazing storage spaces. Do you love looking at interesting homes even if you are NOT thinking or even considering buying right now? Perhaps you love getting ideas for bathrooms, kitchens or just seeing a totally fabulous home! Barb and I encounter interesting properties all of the time. […]
Creamy Wild Mushroom and Parsnip Soup
Every Thursday is when we have, delivered to our front door, fresh veggies from Bryson Farms in Shawville, Quebec. This has been a real Godsend, particularly through Covid. When other people are checking to see where that Costco veggie came from that may be contaminated, we KNOW that ours is safe because of where it […]
New Find: The iRobot
How pleasing is it to have a friend ask who your housecleaner is and to be able to reply “we do not have a house cleaner!” She had rescued Barney’s toy (Barney is our family member with 4 legs. See his picture below!) from under the couch. No dust or dirt to be found! I […]