2012

Welcome new year and all the best to all of you in this new year. I have been accumulating pictures and recipes to share but for now I'll just do a quick list of things that have become favorites around here.

Cookies from here, gingerbread shorties and thumbprints

Yogurt biscuits from Heidi Swanson's book, Super Natural Every Day (I must bake a batch at least once every two weeks, they are easy, adaptable, quick and everyone loves them)

Our boy is currently in love with this

Reading about all the books Tea chose for her 10 days of books

leftover sausage stuffing from Christmas (all gone now, sniff)

That we can find snow very close to where we live here, where there is sledding and tubing!




here is our boy climbing up after a wild ride down

Cheers to all!

happy new year and a giveaway

Happy 2011 everyone! I wish you all good health and happiness.

I started off the year with somewhat of a resolution - to take my boy outside and be more active with him. So yesterday morning we went sledding on a local mountain - up in the snow the sun was out and it was beautiful. And we were early enough to get a parking spot and not have to walk for miles and beat the line ups. T had his pick of the 3 sliding runs each time and had a blast bombing down the hill and up the snowbank at the end of the run - then dragging his sled behind him up the hill to do it all again.

After about an hour we went for hot chocolate and on the way home we stopped to play at his favorite park (which has been refurbished so there is more to play with). Then it was home for lunch.

And to start off the New Year, I thought I would start off with a present for one of you. I have a box of Purdy's English Toffee to give away (Purdy's is a Canadian chocolate maker), so if you'd like it, please leave a comment by midnight PT Tuesday Sunday, January 4 9th and I'll pick a winner on Wednesday  next week.
The winner is Goldie. Thanks for reading!