It is time to be thinking about putting the garden to bed for the winter. As the temperature drops and the weather begins to cool, fall clean up begins. Today in the vegetable garden, I cut back some plants and harvested my root vegetables. It looks so empty now, but…
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Visiting Ste. Anne’s Spa
I am sharing about my recent visit to Ste. Anne’s Spa in Grafton, Ontario. I was fortunate to be gifted a day at the spa with my teaching partner as an end of year gift from some of our students. It was a thoughtful, generous and heartfelt gesture that we…
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Listen to the Trees
On the weekend, I was fortunate to visit Bon Echo Provincial Park. The weather was like a summer day, although we are full into the fall season. The sun shining through the trees was spectacular. We spent the day sitting around an afternoon fire, eating lunch, enjoying conversation and making camping…
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Sunshine and Sunflowers
The sunflower is such an epic flower, so big and beautiful. There are so many varieties of sunflowers available now. Within our local community, farmers have started to plant fields of sunflowers in mazes that they then invite the public to enjoy. These fields provide a great opportunity for people…
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Maryboro Lodge Museum and Inquiry-Based Learning
As an Early Childhood Educator, I am always looking for new ideas and innovative methods of presenting educational content. Inquiry-based learning is especially important in our classroom. One of my favourite ways to discover new approaches is by exploring how different communities embrace educational opportunities. Sometimes it’s a library, a…
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Loads of Lavender
If you ever get the chance to visit a lavender field, I highly recommend it. A few years ago, my daughter surprised me with a yoga experience in the lavender fields at Laveanne Lavender Farm. It was a great outing and it was beautiful to look out and see a…
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Community Herb Boxes
This fantastic set up caught my eye as I was driving through the Port Hope community. What a brilliant idea to build community and offer up shared resources to be used by others. A set of scissors are hanging from a hook, with the simple instructions on how to use…
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Flower Hammering Art
On a recent Pinterest search I discovered The Hammered Flower by Michelle Moore designs. Michelle has created pieces of clothing and art using the hammered flower technique. Her items on Pinterest and Instagram are simply beautiful and inspiring. The actual process of hammering flowers onto cloth and fabric requires a…
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Strawberry Season Is Here!
Local strawberries are now available in grocery stores, and local markets. The fresh sweet smell of a strawberry is like no other. Biting into that first juicy bite is just so good. We eat strawberries from the grocery store during off seasons, but they are nothing like local, in season…
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Simple Living
This was a beautiful book that I recently picked up at Winners. I loved the front cover and was drawn to it right away. The author, Julia Watkins, is the creator of @simply.living.well on Instagram. Her book is jam packed with great tips and diys for living simply and sustainably.…