My second, third, and fourth great grandparents on the Alderton/Johnson side of my family are from the Mersea, Essex, and Clinton, Lincoln, ...

I often review books for children from a number of publishers and always enjoy the books which tell a great story and have colorful i...

Since it is National Cookie Month, I thought I'd share another cookie recipe with you today. I saw this recipe on Pinterest so today is a t...

What is your favorite type of M&M's? I personally LOVE their peanut butter M&M's, but also like their almond M&M's, too! My youngest gra...

Today is Thanksgiving Day - in Canada! My family celebrated yesterday with Turkey, mashed potatoes (Yukon Golds, of course!), stuffing, grav...

As a grandma and mom I want to be able to hand to the children and grown children I love the absolute confidence they are loved. I also want...

It is National Cookies Month and I am reminded of a busy cookie-baking day at this grandma's house a few years ago. On this particular d...

I've been writing about the areas of Canada where my ancestors are from, so today I'm writing about Nova Scotia. We have limited information...

Days of the Year says, " National Baking Week was originally established in 2007 by the baking company, Pyrex, but the event is now celebrat...

In Canada, since they have their harvest earlier than we do - due to them being farther North, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Mond...

When it comes to Halloween, I have always felt a bit of a dilemma.  As a child it was harmless. I dressed up as princess, a Japanese gir...

My grands enjoy cookies, but one of their favorites is chocolate chip, peanut  butter cookies. When they were younger it was not unusua...

October is Family History Month, so it is a great time to gather your family stories and share them with your grandchildren. If you - like...

Fall is upon us and it is time for chili - chili cook-offs, chili dinners, chili get-togethers - anything and everything chili! Plus, it i...

This past April I learned I had Canadian ancestors. At first I thought I had about 15 Canadian ancestors - which at the time I thought this ...

It is National Cookies Month, so today I'm very happy to share with you a delicious recipe for Chocolate Kisses Surprise Inside Cookies!

I'm sure we all agree we do not want the children we love to be bullies or to bully others, so a day focused on stopping bullying is a pos...

As you know,  I've been busy researching my ancestors and how   I thought it would be interesting for me to learn about the places in Canada...

During World War II, Norwegians used paper clips as a subtle symbol of anti-Nazi resistance, wearing them on their lapels or as jewelry. The...

While it would not surprise me to learn every month is "pizza month", October is actually National Pizza Month - certainly something to ...

As I wrote two days ago,  I've been busy researching my ancestors. I've written before how I thought I had 15 Canadian ancestors - I was wro...

" grandma's chuckles " are the things which make me chuckle . . . you know, the things your children and  grandchildren say and do which...

Have you been baking cookies for National Cookie Month? It is a great time to gather your grandchildren and get them elbow-deep in flour, bu...

Yesterday I wrote about some of my Canadian ancestors' roots in  Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada, and tomorrow I'll write about another place in ...

We are able to vote in November (at least as of today it looks like we will, but time will tell), so with all the things which are hap...

While chocolate chip cookies are a treat to enjoy any day - especially fresh from the oven, October is National Cookie Month, so it seems li...

There are people I love who have ADHD, so when I heard October is ADHD Awareness Month, I knew I wanted to share some information with you s...