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Make your Mother's Day flowers last longer

Confession:  I find myself humming, involuntarily, when I’m arranging flowers.  Any flowers!  Although I’m just an aspiring domestic diva, the homemaker in me likes to peek through once in a while.  I guess it’s not such a bad thing to be in touch with my inner diva, and boy, does this diva enjoy flowers!  Flowers [...]

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Hometown Hero: Freecycler Gordie Wornoff

Earth Day Canada is a national environmental charity that was founded in 1990, educating Canadians on conserving and re-using materials to improve our planet by reducing our carbon footprint and enhancing the quality of life on Earth. The charity is celebrated by an annual gala recognizing those that go the extra mile to make our [...]

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BBQ Tips in Time for the May 24 Long Weekend

This coming weekend marks the first long weekend of Summer, and for us Canadians means; BBQ season is official!

Patio and backyard season parties will be in full force this weekend;or you may even be out camping in the woods, so for this week’s entry we thought we would share with you the tips and tricks [...]

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Mother's Day

Sunday May 13th marks the day of appreciation for Mother’s and we encourage you to get out and spend time with your mom to show her how much you care. While flowers are always appreciated, there is nothing worth more than memories you build and share together, so this year aim to do something with [...]

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Canada Day Festivities

HAPPY CANADA DAY!
Canada Day occurs on July 1st, the anniversary of Canada’s confederation. The popularity of the holiday has been on the incline since the late 1960′s and has since become a nationwide celebration.

Canada Day is recognized with parades, fireworks, carnivals, outdoor concerts, and festivals. Many Canadians also [...]

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Photo Contest: World Environment Week

Respect your mother! Mother Nature that is, and a week dedicated to her is just around the corner. Started in 1972 by the United Nations, Environment Week focuses on what we can do to help make our planet more beautiful and less toxic.

The week consists of theme days including Environment Day on June 8th to [...]

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Kitchen Tunes - Armistice

Really excited about this new collaboration between between Bedouin Soundclash frontman, Jay Malinowski & Beatrice Martin (Coeur de Pirate). The band is called Armistice and the self titled album is a refreshing change from the ordinary. I have always had a pretty eclectic taste when it comes to music and this is right up [...]

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Earth Hour 2011

Saturday March 26th marks the 5th annual Earth Hour; a global event organized by the World Wildlife Fund.  Earth Hour begins at 8:30pm local time, and encourages everyone to shut down their power for one hour in awareness of climate change and the need to do something about it.

Historic monuments such as Toronto’s CN Tower, [...]

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Oh Canada!

This July 1st  marks our Country 143 years young! As we celebrate the greatness of our country with family and friends we promote  safety amongst the party! Here are a few tips to enjoying the holiday and keeping it safe:

Sunscreen!
This year’s forecast is calling for sun, sun, sun! So please make sure you are wearing [...]

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