City Mouse, Country House
Although born in Toronto, my daughter is a country girl at heart. Fresh air, sunshine, big sky, flowers in the field, and...donkeys. It...
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Norma Walton
Jul 183 min read
From Barns to Banquets: Finding a Home Fit for Homesteading and Holidays
Guest post by Caroline James The quest for a larger home becomes critical when embarking on a homesteading lifestyle or planning...
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Norma Walton
Sep 6, 20234 min read
The Business of Boots and Hearts
Boots and Hearts is the second largest music festival in North America. We attended this summer and it was fabulous. There were 20,000...
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Norma Walton
Jan 13, 20231 min read
Northern Hospitality
Our family moved north in September to support our boys' pursuit of playing hockey at a higher level. All six of us have found it an...
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Norma Walton
Aug 3, 20213 min read
Using Common Sense with Home Improvement: Knowing When to Call in the Pros
Courtesy of Pexels.com Using Common Sense With Home Improvement: Knowing When to Call In the Pros By Seth Murphy, Guest Author...
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Norma Walton
Jul 23, 20215 min read
Eight Tips for First-Time Home Buyers in the GTA
Norma Walton provides eight tips for first time homebuyers in the GTA
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Norma Walton
Jul 22, 20215 min read
Ten Ways to Save Money on a Home Renovation
Norma Walton provides 10 tips on how to save money during a house renovation.
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Norma Walton
Apr 5, 20212 min read
Three Lessons Learned from Owning a Bridle Path Home
Norma Walton shares three lessons she learned from owning a Bridle Path home.
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Norma Walton
Apr 4, 20212 min read
Improving Ontario's Vaccine Rollout
Canada is 40th in the world in vaccination rollout and Ontario is in our third lockdown since the pandemic began. Clearly we are...
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Norma Walton
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Online Learning an Oxymoron
My children are smart but no one would call them keeners. They like to learn but rather than listen to their teacher, they prefer to...
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Norma Walton
Jan 6, 20211 min read
My Dad should run Ontario’s vaccination program
Israel has vaccinated more than 1 million people since December 20th, surpassing its goal of 150,000 vaccinations per day. In stark...
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Norma Walton
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Nothing but Lake
Ontario is awash in natural riches. We have the two longest freshwater beaches in the world, Wasaga and Sauble. We also have more than...
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Norma Walton
Jul 5, 20202 min read
Homecare is the Best Option for Us
Norma Walton describes how homecare has been successful for her mother-in-law in Norma's home and logistically how to set it up/make it work
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Norma Walton
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Technology in the time of pandemic
Norma Walton shares how despite being technologically challenged she has been forced to learn Facetime, Zoom and Google Meets due to COVID19
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Norma Walton
Apr 29, 20193 min read
The High Road
In September of 2010 I made the fateful decision to partner with someone I shouldn’t have. The last five and a half years of my life have...
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Norma Walton
Apr 14, 20191 min read
Embarassing Your Children
I love to tease my kids. My boys are eight days away from becoming teenagers. If they are giving me a hard time on the way to school,...
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Norma Walton
Apr 6, 20191 min read
The Book Store
My first job was in the Byron Public Library. I used to bring home armloads of books each time I worked. The children were given some...
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Norma Walton
Mar 23, 20191 min read
The High Road
I have always tried to take the high road. I try not to lower myself to fight with others or respond to others who criticize or name...
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Norma Walton
Mar 16, 20191 min read
Fabulous Firsts
First loose tooth...first lost tooth...first Tooth Fairy visit...first lisp...first cavity?? #firstloosetooth #firstlosttooth...
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Norma Walton
Mar 16, 20191 min read
Sunrise Splendour
Nothing prettier than a splendid sunrise. Early hockey this week permitted me to capture this image. The only "not splendid" part is...
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