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The Summer Cottage

The perfect summer escape about the restorative power of family tradition, small-town community and the feel of sand between your toes. I read this book in 2022 and loved it. Goodreads Rating: 4.04 My Rating: 5 Synopsis Adie Lou Kruger’s ex never understood her affection for what her parents called their Cozy Cottage, the charming, ramshackle […]

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Hatchet (Review)

Personally I found this a difficult book for our family read aloud. I found the wording unnatural and therefore I was stumbling through it. I found it hard to follow and had to reread paragraphs multiple times. ***Full disclosure*** I found a YouTube channel of someone else reading it and, starting at chapter 5, we […]

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2024 Goodreads Reading Challenge

Last year my life took a bit of a turn and I needed to take some time to do things I enjoyed. Although I couldn’t do as much as would have liked to, I really dove into reading again. I used to read a lot before I had kids. I’m still a busy mom, I […]

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Creamy Tomato Beef Skillet (Recipe)

Ingredients: ***Just a quick note for those who are a little unseasoned in the kitchen; you can use beef bouillon for your beef stock, any ground meat like elk, moose, deer, bison, etc, regular milk instead of heavy cream and whatever kind of shredded cheese you like. I only add this in here because when […]

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Some Fun Through June

We’ve had a good share of severe weather here in Saskatchewan already this season. This is good news for my family because we LOVE storms 🙂 We love to get out on the back roads and watch how the storm develops and changes. Many times I’m stuck indoors at work and can’t get out to […]