These vintage pyrex can be found on Etsy – and they are like $20 a piece – and I would love to have them for Christmas – unfortunately, it comes from the States and I’m afraid that shipping may damage them – so I’m going to have to town to the original owners about ways [...]

Cookie jars for Christmas is a must – and I’ve started to collect them way before Christmas – but this one was on sale at our local yard sale for $10 and I just love it! Cookie jars make great decoration for Christmas too.

On the same note – if you don’t know what to get [...]

With Christmas round the corner – I am firing up my oven and trying out old baking recipes, so that this Christmas biscotti will be ready for a gift basket for my childrens’ teachers.  Cranberry & Pistachios biscotti are everyones favorite here and I use melted white chocolate on one end of the biscotti to [...]

Who wouldn’t love a bobble head cat timer in their kitchen right?  This cute timer will keep you amused while you wait for your food to cook.  Just for $10 – great gift during Christmas – for those who loved to cook and eat from Boston Warehouse.

There’s a new bakery in town – and they just had their grand opening last week.  The children and I visited the new bakery located on Main Street – and even though the building that they are currently in right now may not seems to be as pretty – as you would expect a fancy [...]

Like any woman of the house – one is always on the look out for good dishes – and when they come on sale – we have to get some.  I have been using Corelle’s dishes for as long as I have been living in Canada – and that’s because my parents used to use [...]

I always look out for stuff to get for the spouse – not necessary for now – but for Christmas presents and anniversary presents – and I realized that one gets the best gift – when you are actually not in a rush.  So when my niece told me about collecting christmas gifts for boyfriend [...]

Who can resist a elmo & cookie monster sandwich maker right?  and for $10!!!  dirt cheap – had to get it for the kids – even though they are not really kiddos no more – but it’s fun to surprise them with this sandwich maker – but alas ! i was too late – someone [...]

Loving to cook – inspire ones to grow your own herbs for your cooking pleasure – therefore I went on the internet to look at ways to grow my own herb garden – after all how hard can it be right?  I think I’m going to enjoy it a lot – so to start with [...]

Preparing for a whole 2 months of summer with the kids isn’t really that easy – that’s for sure.  We will be doing a bit of traveling of course – whats a summer without some vacation and swimming in the pool right?  Are you excited yet?  I am !  I can’t wait to spend some [...]