Every year, I take a break for myself between Christmas and the new year. It's a sweet, precious space, perhaps appreciated so much because it falls after all the hustle...

In the lead-up to the holidays, there are many opportunities to express your creativity. It can be fun to spend a weekend afternoon baking, crafting or decorating while listening to...

Perhaps my favourite Christmas preparation is setting the table. I enjoy selecting the table runner and china set to use and coordinating them with glasses, cutlery, napkins and place cards....

For those of us who've watched The Sound of Music many times, it's difficult not to sing the song "My Favourite Things" in our head when we read or hear...

There are many little things we can each do to kick off the holiday season ourselves; however, it really starts to feel like Christmas is nearing when I'm doing something...

How do you kick off the festive season? Is it decorating your outdoor garden containers? Making a Christmas card recipient list? Beginning your holiday baking? Attending a bazaar? Or maybe...

Have you ever spent time with a baby or small, pre-verbal child? Watched them as they gaze at you, others, and things around them? They're fully engaged, taking it all...

Anette and I met in grade nine at an all-girls Catholic high school. We were the dynamic duo in those days frequenting our favourite disco clubs every weekend. We loved...

Ah, Halloween. Many creative souls love this time to express their original and imaginative ideas. Whether through costume, hair, makeup, nail art, decorations or the culinary arts, there's a way...

One of the many delights of working in a stationery shop is meeting wonderful and interesting people. We receive so many customers, including artists, teachers, librarians and authors among them....

Do you know of anyone who's never had a disagreement with anyone?  Me neither.  Unfortunately, it's just one of those things we all experience in life.  It isn't so much...

Of all the seasons, I think autumn may be my favourite.  It's certainly an enjoyable time for running outdoors: not too hot, not too cold, just right.  There's also the...