Coffee Blog

Smell the Coffee Cake

Fragrant spices, buttery notes of coffee and hints of nuts and vanilla. Yummy! This coffee cake is moist and topped with a crunch and a sticky caramel drizzle. I bake my coffee cake in a bunt pan for easy slicing. This little gluten-free gem is a family favourite. This morning it pairs nicely with my… Continue reading Smell the Coffee Cake

Writing

The places they went…

The Penis Chronicles presents, “The places they went…”   The children climbed on imagining the places they could go. They didn’t see the rust or the space for one. In their eyes there was a vibrant blanket of colour and enough space for them all to travel together and travel they did! They went under… Continue reading The places they went…

Miscellaneous

Milestones: 50 Before 50

I started drafting this list on my 37th birthday. I was inspired by a couple other bucket lists that I was creating during the 2016 BlogAhead challenge. It inspired me to create a list specific to me. I took a little time to create a list of well thought out things I’d like to accomplish… Continue reading Milestones: 50 Before 50

Miscellaneous

Family Travel Bucket List: Places I would like to show my children

A family travel bucket list: I initially thought I was going to produce a ridiculously long list with no substance, but when I sat down to start working on it I was surprised to find that I couldn’t just bang out locations. The first one came easy, those places my husband and I grew up… Continue reading Family Travel Bucket List: Places I would like to show my children

Parenting & Other Life Stories

No more Christmas-is-over-blues

“Where do you think you’re going? Nobody’s leaving. Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We’re all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We’re gonna press on, and we’re gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye. And when… Continue reading No more Christmas-is-over-blues