The saying has never rang so true as it has for our family right now. This was our summer to move. We were back home in Canada for a ‘pause’, as they say en francais. Contractually speaking, we were supposed…
Bonded by Ice
Every morning when I drive my kids to school, we pass by a high school, where the bell time must be earlier than ours because there are always teenagers lingering around outside. On more than one occasion my kids have,…
The Gift of Experience, It’s Like a Vacation
Until this past summer, our family’s home base has always been France. Spending all those years travelling in Europe has left its mark on our kids. Their favourite food of all time is gnocchi. It’s not French, but it was…
Moving, again.
In Congo we talked about buying a new house once we got settled in Canada. The house we bought before we were married was waiting for us in Calgary, and was a great little starter home, but the configuration of…
The Return to Canada
It’s a random Wednesday night and I’m sitting with a glass of wine beside me, typing away on my laptop while my husband showers, getting ready for an impromptu date night. The house is silent. There isn’t a child’s voice…
Picasso in the Making-4 Cats Art Studio Montgomery
My oldest daughter loves crafts, painting and being creative. She’s almost 4 and if you say the word paint, she’s smiling ear to ear. Our family was going on week 3 of 4 of our visit home in Canada and…
Eating at “Home” With Calgary Food Tours
As a travel writer and self-proclaimed foodie, I’ve been on quite a few food tours over the last couple years. What makes this one different? Well, Calgary is one of the many places I call home and it’s the only…