Maple Leaf Mommy

T is for... Tasty! {An ABC Friday "T" Post}

2013-05-24T17:09:00.000-04:00

T is for table laid out with tasty treats. We did a little taste testing with some of the goodies hubby and I brought back from our trip to the Food Bloggers of Canada Conference last month. (Thank you Tree of Life!) And I thought this would be a good time for trying out some of the new photography tips I picked up at the event. So tell me, are my new photo taking tricks working? Am I

ABC Friday Photo Share Linky ~ Terrific "T" Tell-All

2013-05-23T22:01:00.001-04:00

It's Here! Maple Leaf Mommy and Mom vs. the Boys are bringing you a new and super fun meme to take part in! Join us for ABC Friday! Week #20 ABC Friday gives you a chance to share a random photo with a challenge! Each week is a new letter theme, starting with A of course, we will work our way through the alphabet. All you have to do is post a picture with the letter theme for that

Listen to the Birds: An Introduction to Classical Music! {Review & Giveaway}

2013-05-23T07:30:00.000-04:00

I recently received a preview copy of Listen to the Birds: An Introduction to Classical Music!, the newest release from award-winning Canadian children's publisher The Secret Mountain. I've reviewed a few book & CD sets from The Secret Mountain in the past, and I've always been impressed with the quality of the books (hardcover, lovely paper, great print quality; I'm a sucker for that). The

The Great Canadian Giveaway Link Up ~ Week of May 23rd

2013-05-22T23:57:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the The Great Canadian Giveaway Link-Up hosted by Mom vs the Boys and Maple Leaf Mommy. This is a weekly link-up, with a new linky published every Thursday (often up by Wednesday night). Canadian? like to enter giveaways? Check out the list below for Open to Canadians giveaways going on now. Click on the link to head on over and enter! Fellow Bloggers - Link Up all your

Maison Le Grand Pesto & Rosée Sauces {Recipe & Giveaway}

2013-05-22T23:25:00.000-04:00

Canadian sauce maker Maison Le Grand sent me a lovely assortment of gourmet cold-pressed Pesto and Rosée Sauces to play around with in the kitchen. They asked me to share a recipe with my readers that I made with one of the Rosée Sauces. And I've been struggling with what to post, because truly the sauces are so easy to use, it's embarrassing to call anything I've come up with a recipe. For

Kitchen Helper {not quite Wordless Wednesday with Linky}

2013-05-21T22:20:00.002-04:00

My little kitchen helper, working with her dad to make a ricotta spinach and mint terrine. Yum. Got a Wordless (or not so) Wednesday post to share? Link it up here! (co-hosted over at Mom vs. The Boys)

Check out the Parker Urban, the Perfect Gift for Father's Day {Giveaway}

2013-05-20T19:31:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I gave away a gorgeous pink Parker IM Pen for Mother's Day... and now I have a classy black Parker Urban pen to give away, just in time for Father's Day! I seriously think the Parker Urban pen makes the perfect Father's Day gift. In fact, it's one of the gifts I'm giving hubby this year. (Um... I so hope this is one of those blog posts he skips past). I know this might sound a little odd

Monday Mutterings... Queen Victoria on the Dangers of Artists

2013-05-20T02:55:00.001-04:00

Canucks Rock Weekend Long Social Media Linky ~ May Two-Four Edition!

2013-05-18T00:39:00.002-04:00

Welcome to our weekly All Canadian Link Up! This weekend and every weekend, Canucks Rock! with our All Canadian Link Up and Candid Canuck feature interview. Brought to you by your hosts: Did you know Canada?, Tales of a Ranting Ginger and Maple Leaf Mommy! This week's Candid Canuck is Bonnie from The Koala Bear Writer. Check out our interview with her.. Where did you get the

Philadelphia Cream Cheese + Chocolate? Oh Yes We Did. #PhillyChocolate

2013-05-17T09:00:00.000-04:00

Philly has done something deliciously decadent.... Melded chocolate with cream cheese? Oh, yes, they did! With Chocolate Philly you get the dairy goodness of Philly with the deliciousness of pure milk chocolate. Plus this is chocolate you can feel good about splurging on. A one tablespoon serving has half the sugar and calories vs. "the other guys". Cool Deal Alert Want to give it a try?

S is for... Sisters! {ABC Friday}

2013-05-16T23:30:00.000-04:00

S is for silly.... Sisters who share, and celebrate Saturdays with play clothes, "pajamas days" and crazy hair. Silly? Sad? Sassy or Saucy? Share your Super Special "S" posts , link up with ABC Friday!

ABC Friday, Link Up and Share Your Super "S" Posts!

2013-05-16T23:15:00.000-04:00

It's Here! Maple Leaf Mommy and Mom vs. the Boys are bringing you a new and super fun meme to take part in! Join us for ABC Friday! Week #19 ABC Friday gives you a chance to share a random photo with a challenge! Each week is a new letter theme, starting with A of course, we will work our way through the alphabet. All you have to do is post a picture with the letter theme for that

The Great Canadian Giveaway Link-Up ~ Week of May 16th

2013-05-16T00:13:00.001-04:00

Do you sleep in when you're on vacation? What time do you eat breakfast?

2013-05-15T08:00:00.000-04:00

Am I the only person in creation that wants to sleep in when on vacation? What the heck is with hotels that only serve breakfast until 9 or 10 am? I don't want to be awake at 9am. When I roll out of bed at 11am or Noon, or hell 1pm, I want to be able to find something to eat. This is not a dig at my recent stay at The Grand Hotel & Suites in Toronto. This is a generalized rant about every

Evil Wall Destroying Contraption, otherwise known as Baby Gate {Not So Wordless Wednesday w/linky}

2013-05-15T00:48:00.001-04:00

Evil Wall Destroying Contraption, aka Baby Gate. A little while back we finally took down the baby gate that was blocking off access to our kitchen (and the basement stairs), and these lovely souvenirs of it's stay were left behind. Yeah, I'm not impressed. Particularly since I went with this fancy tension gate over the screw-in mount-on-the-wall kind because I didn't want to ruin the walls

{Twitter Party Alert} Don't miss the @MapleLeafPrime #BreakUpWithGroundBeef Party at 9pm EST on May 15th

2013-05-13T23:03:00.000-04:00

It's spring, things are finally warming up around here, and that means BBQ season is fast approaching. Maple Leaf Prime wants to spread the word; BBQ season is no time for an exclusive relationship, at least not with ground beef. Heck, I told ground ground beef to hit the road over a year ago now. So I can easily vouch for the fact that many popular ground beef favourites can be every bit as

Let's Talk Insurance ~ Private Run vs. Government Run Auto Insurance

2013-05-13T09:00:00.000-04:00

IBC, Insurance Bureau of Canada, has been working to make insurance less confusing. Their Time to Talk campaign is all about explaining to people how insurance works and what it means for them, in everyday terms. So as part of their Time to Talk campaign, I'm here today to talk about the difference between private and government run insurance, auto insurance in specific, and to dispel some of

Mom's the Word: Eight Canadian Bloggers Write About Motherhood #BlissDomCA

2013-05-11T08:30:00.000-04:00

So Mother's Day is tomorrow, and in honour of that I thought I'd send you off to read a collection of articles on life as a mom... Remember when I wrote a few weeks back about the amazing experience I had with Blissdom Canada last Fall while visiting Canadian Family magazine? Well the piece I wrote has now been posted online at their website, and I thought I'd put up this quick mini-post to let

Canucks Rock! All Weekend Long Social Media Link-Up!

2013-05-10T23:13:00.001-04:00

Welcome to our weekly All Canadian Link Up! This weekend and every weekend, Canucks Rock! with our All Canadian Link Up and Candid Canuck feature interview. Brought to you by your hosts: Did you know Canada?, Tales of a Ranting Ginger and Maple Leaf Mommy! This week's Candid Canuck is Deborah from Raising My Boys. Check out our interview with her.. Tell us about your blog. My blog

ABC Friday: R is for... Road Trip!

2013-05-10T23:09:00.001-04:00

R is for Road Trip! And a really royal rooftop view (from the rooftop terrace at The Grand Hotel & Suites in Toronto). Rogues, Royals, Revolutions, & Remembrances, You've got an "R" post to share, right? link up with ABC Friday!

I want your opinion. Downy Unstopables, am I missing out on something here? #PGmom

2013-05-10T04:34:00.000-04:00

You guys know that as a P&G Mom I receive monthly care packs full of Procter & Gamble goodies. Much I keep for myself, some I donate, and some I give to my mom. Four times now they've sent Downy Unstopables to my house, and four times now I've passed them along to my mother. Each time she says thanks and tell me how excited she is to get more. Apparently she's totally in love with them. Me?

ABC Friday Link-Up ~ Ready to Rev Up Your R Posts?

2013-05-09T20:00:00.000-04:00

It's Here! Maple Leaf Mommy and Mom vs. the Boys are bringing you a new and super fun meme to take part in! Join us for ABC Friday! Week #18 ABC Friday gives you a chance to share a random photo with a challenge! Each week is a new letter theme, starting with A of course, we will work our way through the alphabet. All you have to do is post a picture with the letter theme for that

The Great Canadian Giveaway Link-Up for the Week of May 9th

2013-05-08T20:00:00.000-04:00

Check Out Where I'm Spending the Next Three Nights! @GrandToronto

2013-05-08T06:30:00.000-04:00

When hubby gets home from work today we are leaving for Toronto. I am one lucky duck, to have a mom that is willing to come watch the kids while we sneak out of town to celebrate our wedding anniversary. I have got to admit, I am excited at the prospect of three nights out of town and the idea of a little one on one time with my husband. But you know what I am really, really, dancing around the

G-Girl Eats the World {not quite Wordless Wednesday w/linky}

2013-05-08T05:35:00.001-04:00

I posted this as Day 1 of the Month of Mom challenge. It's one of my favourite photos of G-Girl as a wee babe. My happy girl looks like she wants to either take over the world, or eat EVERYthing, or maybe a little of both. Got a Wordless (or not so) Wednesday post to share? Link it up here! (co-hosted over at Mom vs. The Boys)