At this time of year when my kids were small, we would read many holiday-themed books, and the favourite of all of ours was The Littlest Christmas Tree, about a tiny tree who despairs of ever becoming a Christmas tree because of his diminutive size. Eventually the tree is taken by the tree lot man, […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The “It Was Warm and Smelled of Yummy Things” Edition
December 18, 2025 by
Acts of Service
December 15, 2025 by
While decorating the tree and the interior of the house is firmly a whole-family affair, putting up the outdoor lights and decorations are solely in my husband’s jurisdiction, with some help from one or both of our sons. He was finishing setting them up a few weeks ago, and when I looked out the kitchen […]
Neither Rain Nor Sleet Nor Snow Nor Hail
December 8, 2025 by
I was at the post office, elf-like, with a bag full of parcels to mail. There were a few people waiting in line, so I picked up some flat-rate boxes and started cramming things into them as best I could, addressing them merrily. One of the parcels was the wrong size for a flat-rate box, […]
Do You Remember the Very First Night of December
December 1, 2025 by
Get Your Calendars Ready! Happy December, everyone! Are we all starting Advent calendars today? I have my usual dogs-in-Santa-hats puzzle calendar ready to go, but after last year’s extreme disappointment over a much-coveted After Eight calendar, I decided not to buy myself one. Instead, I opted to purchase a few bags of treats that I […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Fight The Gloom Edition
November 27, 2025 by
November is such a grey and gloomy month, isn’t it? As I write this, the sun rises at 7:29 am and sets at 4:02 pm, and those precious daylight hours are only going to get worse before they get better. However! November is also the month of Tiny Secret Festive Season, which morphs into Full […]
A Moroccan Adventure
October 20, 2025 by
Hi friends! How are you? I am back from my adventure – actually, I got back Wednesday evening but I have been SO busy! In the days since I have been back I have a) line read Inhale Exhale AGAIN, this time in order to approve the layout, and there were some small changes that […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Fall Follies Edition
September 25, 2025 by
I was at the dog park last week, walking in my usual loop, when I passed by a man I see quite frequently. He’s probably in his 70s, and he has two dogs, one of them a very young puppy. This is against the rules – dogs less than four months are not permitted in […]
