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ruby turns 3 in a few days. she is super excited. she has been telling anyone who will listen that she is having 2 parties. one at the park and one at the cottage.the one at the park was yesterday. and it was awesome! a few friends from the nieghbourhood, a wadding pool, cream cheese…… Continue reading almost 3

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a special word of thanks to laura and justine spencer, hil’s cousins, who spent the morning with arden so that i could go downtown today. arden was in an incredible mood when i got home and remained that way through the afternoon and evening – full of laughter and squeals. and fresh ontario peaches.

many of the people who read this blog will already be aware of the fact that hilary and i share a lifelong dream of owning and running a summer camp. after we stopped working at camp oochigeas, this dream faded slightly for us. or maybe it was just smeared in diaper cream and so it…… Continue reading business meeting

I often lament, mostly to myself, that I do not post on the blog frequently enough. There is no shortage of post-worthy material. Only a shortage of time. Although, if I’m being totally honest, then this weeks shortage of time is mostly due to the fact that in the past five days I’ve watched three…… Continue reading This week, in review

For a reasonable $6.01 (one adult fare, one child fare, one soft drink for dad, one chocolate milk for Ruby) a world of experiences awaits us on the TTC. I picked Ruby up from camp ready to head out on the rails. Offering Ruby a streetcar ride is equivalent to offering her trip to the…… Continue reading Post camp streetcar ride.

Hear Richard Louv speak on Nature Deficit Disorder and the importance of children getting outside:http://www.cbc.ca/q/episodes/Look for the episode from Tuesday July 11, 2012. Or download the podcast.

On any given day I endure a number of gross experiences. Most of them involve basic human functions. Usually, not my own. And, most of them don’t really phase me. The most painful of these experiences are the ones I inflict on myself.I have a bad habit of eating up whatever left overs the kids…… Continue reading The raspberry bush that saved me

Recently, Charlotte has shown a strong interest in food preparation. I've been letting her help me make dinner and she seems to derive a lot of satisfaction from getting to cut things up with a knife. Anyway, since the start of camp she has been determined to make her own lunch every night. Seeing as…… Continue reading Make your own sandwich