Note the domain name he included at the bottom: I guess we can expect more where this came from… Wishing you a day with no need for apologies, Tanya Blog this! Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark [...]

Just yesterday I received the following phone call: Caller: “Mrs. Toledano?” Me: “Yes” Caller: “I am calling about your credit card” (already sounds fishy) Me: “I’m sorry, WHERE are you calling from?” Caller: The head office of your credit card company” (sounds even more fishy) Me: “Which credit card?” Caller: “YOUR credit card.  you have [...]

              For today’s post I thought I’d share a new recipe I recently developed.  The inspiration came from a watermelon & feta salad that I enjoyed at George’s at the Cove in San Diego.  While I have had watermelon feta salad before and I do make it myself, it [...]

We’ve already lost power in DDO, so for those expecting to lose power, Here are some tips: 1-Put kettle on so that you have hot water for coffee/tea 2-Charge cell/tablet/laptop/reader 3-If you have medical equipment requiring electricity-make sure you have battery or generator backup. 4-Dig out the sterno from the camping equipment or your chafing [...]

It’s back to school and here we go again: scheduling the year out: school, events, vacation, professional days, dentist appointments and of course, extra-curricular activities.  Even those of us who appreciate that kids need time to just “be” and believe that we shouldn’t be over-scheduling our kids still cram all kinds of things into their [...]

Somewhere along the way…somehow…I seem to have forgotten that not only is it OK to relax, but that it’s actually necessary. I am constantly on the go, even when I am sitting down. There is no casual surfing of the net anymore. Every minute, every moment is consumed with performing some sort of task. On [...]

It’s back to school again today So proud as you go on your way With backpacks on, lunches in tow Off to learn, I see you go This is the dawn Of a brand new day So excited for you As you’re on your way! The sky’s the limit To what you can achieve Do [...]

Whether you grow your own or buy them at the market, tomatoes are everywhere. If you do grow your own, you may be offering them up to friends and neighbours because they’re coming in faster than you can eat them. I thought I’d share a couple of simple ideas on serving up your fresh tomatoes [...]

At the beginning of the summer, I shared some thoughts with you. Thoughts of calmer, slower days, Less scheduling to do. As usual, things don’t go as planned. Work demands greater than predicted. Family time got sacrificed, Not the summer I’d depicted. I won’t complain about it, though, Business-wise, I’m more than pleased. I’m also [...]

Yesterday, I was having lunch with my kids in the kitchen when my youngest daughter pointed out the window and said “Mommy, Look!”  There was a man in peering over the fence, pulling away branches and vines that he had just cut down from our backyard neighbour’s yard along our fence line.  Shortly thereafter the [...]