Tag: Family time

• One mom’s perspective: igniting that spark in your children’s mind through reading

  

  “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.”— Dr. Seuss from the book “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!” I grew up in a humble, middle class home to Croatian immigrants in Windsor, Ontario.  Both my parents worked in the auto industry.  We grew […]

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  December 4, 2020

  Books, Family, Motherhood, Outlook, Parenthood, Preemie, Reading

  Benefits of reading, Books, Children's books, Early childhood development, Family time, Reading, Reading to small children, Story time

• Was it really a cruel summer? My recap of summer 2020

  A parallel universe The summer of 2020 will go down in history as one of the most difficult summers our generation has ever had to endure. Typically, my family and I spend our summers in Croatia, however, we (regrettably) decided not to go due to the pandemic. As you may recall in earlier blog posts, […]

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  September 28, 2020

  Cooking, croatia, Croatian recipes, Croatians in Canada, Dining, Family, Favourite recipes, Foodie, Lifestyle, Outlook, Recipes, reflections, Restaurants, Wine, Wineries

  Family time, Foodie, NOTL, Ontario wines, Pizza, Wine

• Quarantine and chill: What slowing down has taught me

  

  We are now entering week three of self-isolation here in Ontario, Canada and I must say that despite all the insecurity and fear surrounding the pandemic, for the first time in a long time I feel peace. I feel peace away from the traffic. I feel peace in the neighbourhoods and in the streets. I […]

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  March 29, 2020

  Lifestyle, Motherhood, Outlook, Parenthood, Relationships

  covid-19, COVID-19 Pandemic, Family, Family time, Life, moming it, Perspective, reflections, self-isolation, Simple living, Slow living