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FamilyNature

Toronto, Canada
I am a mother of four and a life partner living the family life that comes naturally to me.
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This Blog Has Moved! by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Hey folks, I’ve moved this blog over to www.familynature.ca. I <3 wordpress.com but I wanted my own url and the greater flexibility that wordpress.org offers. Everything tha ... Read on »
The Numbers by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting For the most-part, I have always loved being tall. I’m just a shade less than 6 feet with an hourglass figure. There’s something striking about tall women, don’t you think? ... Read on »
Garden 2012 — Six Weeks by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting It’s six weeks after we planted the garden and it’s coming along nicely. Corn: Tomatoes: Bush Beans: Zucchini: Can you … Read on »
Garden 2012 — One Week Later by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Here’s the garden one week after planting: Corn: Tomatoes: Beans: Zucchini: Family Life, Gardening Beans, Gardening, Gardening … Read on »
Garden 2012 by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting We’ve had lots of fun with our vegetable garden over the last few years. It’s been fun experimenting with different … Read on »
Why I Shaved My Head by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting 1. Why not I mean, really, why not? 2. To feel the wind on my head I like the feeling. … Read on »
Quinoa, Carrot and Chickpea Salad by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting 1 medium onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp vegetable oil About 1 cup chopped carrots 1 cup quinoa, … Read on »
Lessons Learned from an Allergy Boy by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting My allergy boy is 5. He started grade one this year. Starting grade one meant sorting through some details that … Read on »
Dairy-Free Ice Cream Cake by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting 1/3 cup diary free margarine, melted (I used Earth Balance buttery flavour spread.) 1 1/4 cups dairy free baking crumbs … Read on »
For a Change, it’s all about ME by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Between December 2001 and October 2007 I had four kids. Mr. Family Nature and I refer to those years as our baby-makin’-years. Those years were a lot of fun – lots of coos ... Read on »
For a Change, it’s all about ME by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Between December 2001 and October 2007 I had four kids. Mr. Family Nature and I refer to those years as … Read on »
The Corn is Taller than I am by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Family Life, Gardening corn, Gardening Read on »
The EpiPen: Long-Time Owner, First Time User by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting On Saturday, I went to Anaphylaxis Canada’s annual conference. I came away from it with some new and interesting information, freshly reminded of how serious allergic ... Read on »
The EpiPen: Long-Time Owner, First Time User by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting On Saturday, I went to Anaphylaxis Canada’s annual conference. I came away from it with some new and interesting information, … Read on »
Too Much? by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I admitted last year that I’d never really had much of an interest in gardening. That is, until we moved into this house. Last year we had our first real vegetable garden ... Read on »
Too Much? by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I admitted last year that I’d never really had much of an interest in gardening. That is, until we moved … Read on »
Garden 2011 by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting It looks like spring is finally here. It’s warming up, the ground is drying up and my front garden is full of lovely, yellow (and a few purple) crocuses. My 9 year old says ... Read on »
Politics Schmolitics by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Politics. I hate politics. Why am I writing a blog post on politics then? Well, I guess it’s just on my mind. With the announcement of the May 2nd election less than a ... Read on »
Grandparents by FamilyNature Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting A few weeks ago, my good friend MoneyGal posted on Facebook asking her friends to comment with their grandparents’ names. She wanted to see if the names from long ago were ... Read on »