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Paris Day Three: Van Gogh, a River Cruise, and a Magical Light Show

Today’s post covers Day Three of our trip to Paris in 2019. I had scheduled this recap weeks before the recent attack. I don’t know what to say/do in light of the current tragedy….

Paris, Travel
Dec, 12, 2023
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Top Five/Bottom Five: Christmas Movie Edition

If there were feelings about music, I suspect there will be F.E.E.L.I.N.G.S. about movies.

There is something so festive about holiday films; I could watch Les Misérables or Beauty and the Beast any time…

Christmas, Holidays, Top Five/Bottom Five
Dec, 11, 2023
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Saturday Bonus <> A Nova Scotian Holiday Movie

Thursday – after school – we grabbed cozy blankets, made cups of hot cocoa (coffee for me), and started to watch a new Hallmark movie. Colour me SHOCKED to discover it was set in…

Christmas, Holidays, Lighthouses, Nova Scotia, Random
Dec, 09, 2023
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Happy Things Friday: 8 December

We had our first snowstorm and…I didn’t hate it. Admittedly, by the time everyone was on their second full set of winter gear and there were hangers of wet clothes everywhere I did get…

Mom, Where is Darth Vader’s Head??? (Or, Adventures in Putting Up Our Christmas Tree. Twice.)

We bought a Christmas tree on Tuesday.

So far, so good.

After the recent snowstorm, all the trees in the lot came with a free dusting of snow and ice, so we set it up…

Would You Rather: The Christmas Edition (Part 1)

One of my kids’ favourite games is Would You Rather. We’ve played this on road trips and family walks and it’s not uncommon for the card game version to make an appearance when guests…

Christmas, Favourite Things, Holidays, Random
Dec, 06, 2023
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The Best of One World?

Yesterday was a snow day. Historically, snow days fill me with the deepest level of despair. But this time, when I saw the message that schools were canceled, I leaned back in bed (no…