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Travel: Muttart Conservatory
Last week I shared our visit to the Alberta Legislature Building – doing some travelling in our own town (well, about 45 minutes away). This weekend I’m sharing a little visit we had to Edmonton’s delightful conservatory – the Muttart Conservatory. Four beautiful pyramids, each a different climate: arid, temperate, tropical and then a feature pyramid. Muttart Conservatory First, admission is fairly reasonable. It’s $12.50 per adult, yet when I went with my dad and step-mom the lady at the desk was so kind she…
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Travel: Alberta Legislature Building
Does it count as travel if you live near the area? I’m going to say yes – if it’s a touristy thing and you travel more than 30 minutes, it counts as travel! The Alberta Legislature Building is full of drama, classic portraits, and breathtaking architecture. My dad and step-mom visited back in September and we took them to the Legislature – not only is it beautiful, yet they offer free tours! Yes, free. Just don’t visit when the schools are there…150 sixth graders is…
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Recipe: Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins
Chocolate pumpkin muffins – it’s time! It’s mid October and the pumpkin spice is all around. These muffins are healthy-ish and the perfect little afternoon snack, or even for a quick breakfast on the go. One of the main reasons I like making these is then I have enough pumpkin left over for these easy pancakes. Total score. Okay, let’s get baking. Ingredients 1 1/2 cup of gluten free flour 1/4 cup of coco powder 1/2 cup of sugar 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, baking…
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Photos: Thankful
It’s Thanksgiving weekend and the leaves are blowing around the front yard and I’m thankful for so many things: my lovely little family, the strong connections I share with the amazing people in my life, a wonderful job and blogging. I’m so grateful to have a space where I can share my love for life. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t always love life – sometimes it is unfair, illogical, and dark; yet blogging, for me, moves me past that into the light. And, the…
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Recipe: Apple Butter
Apple butter time! Last week I made easy apple sauce, well this week it’s apple butter time. The tree in my front yard is huge so I needed another apple recipe. Let’s get cooking! Oh, and a bonus – this recipe is only 4 ingredients. Ingredients 24 apples 1 tablespoon of cinnamon 1/2 a teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of lemon juice Get out the crock-pot. Wash and cut your apples. No need to peal them, just cut them in quarters and get rid of…
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Recipe: Easy Apple Sauce
Easy apple sauce recipe – it’s fall and it’s time to pick apples off our apple tree. That’s right – we have an apple tree. This is an easy apple recipe – only 4 ingredients, two of which are water and salt. Okay, let’s get started! Ingredients 8 apples 1/4 cup of water 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon of salt First, wash, peel and core your apples. Oh, and you might want to double or triple this recipe. I made only one batch and…
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Project: Columnar Norway Spruce Trees
Spruce trees? What? Yes – let’s plant some Columnar Norway Spruce trees. We finished the split rail fence a few weeks ago and we wanted to highlight the end where it opens up to the driveway. What better way than with some stunning trees. These trees are perfect for our climate and they will grow to be quite big – 6 feet wide by 20 feet tall. Okay, time to plant them! Columnar Norway Spruce Trees First, pick out your trees. We found these trees…
