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Plastic Free July

Posted by Melissa Robertson-Bye on

At the end of June a friend posted a book she was interested in called 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste by Kathryn Kellogg. I ended up downloading this book on Audible to listen to during my trip to Kingston. While listening I realized how much waste and single use plastic we use in our home. And decided that I wanted to make some changes in our home. Now I haven't implemented all 101 ways because I don't think for our family becoming 100% waste free is doable. But reducing our waste is a start right? If you follow me...

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August Markets

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August 3rd to 5th - Kempenfest in Barrie, Ontario August 10 and 11 - Artzscape in Sarnia, Ontario August 17th - Art in the Parking Lot in Stoney Creek, Ontario August 23rd to 25th - Winona Peach Festival in Winona, Ontario   We hope to see you this August!

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Corn and Bean Tacos

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Corn and Bean Tacos Ingredients: Two cobs of corn  Two can of chili beans  One green pepper - finely chopped  Half a white onion - finely chopped One clove of garlic - grated Juice from 1 lime Head of Romaine - finely chopped 1 tomato - finely chopped Favourite Taco Topping (toffui sour cream, mango salsa etc) Favorite taco seasoning Instructions: Cut corn off cob  Chop onion and green pepper  Put onion, corn and green pepper in a bowl with garlic  Turn frying pan on medium-high  When frying pan is hot add half a cup of water  Place bowl of...

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Our Monster's Favourite Hamilton Parks

Posted by Melissa Robertson-Bye on

We go to a lot of parks! It seems that every week we are at one of our favourites and trying out new parks as well. Our Monster loves to climb, swing, hang and run so a park is a perfect place to do all of that at the same time! Here is a list of her 5 favourite parks and why! 1. Confederation Park - This play structure is fairly new and has a shipwreck theme to it. There is lots to do and see that doesn't cost money. The play structure allows for children to challenge themselves with...

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Easy Rice with Veg

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Sometimes I follow a recipe and sometimes I have no clue what to make for dinner. Jesse is much better at not following a recipe where I am slowly learning how to cook without one. This was a meal I made last week that was full or veggies, protein and rice! Easy Rice with Veg 1. Jasmine Rice: follow the directions from either the bulk food store or the box and make enough for 4 portions. We do not add salt or butter to our rice. 2. Chop some mushrooms (we did about 12), half a head of broccoli, 2...

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