Not having sufficient funds when on holiday can dampen the mood and can be stressful. Especially when traveling with the kids, a family vacation can be expensive. Determine how much you will need for your vacation, set a goal, and save consistently for your family vacation. This article will give you some ideas on how […]
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37 Summer Experiences That Are Unique To Toronto
Every city offers fun and attractions that are unique, and Toronto is no exception. While some of these things to do in Toronto can be experienced at any time of year, summer is a great season to enjoy all that this city has to offer. Here are 37 summer experiences that are unique to Toronto […]
Visit Corpus Christi For An Unforgettable 48 Hours Of Family Fun On The Texas Gulf Coast
Canadian Blog House partnered with Visit Corpus Christi to experience 48 hours of family fun on the Texas Gulf Coast. All opinions are our own. Visit Corpus Christi For An Unforgettable 48 Hours Of Family Fun On The Texas Gulf Coast Our desire to experience 48 hours of family fun on the Texas Gulf Coast […]
Why You Need To Celebrate Canada Day On Parliament Hill At Least Once In Your Life
If you’ve never had the chance to celebrate Canada Day on Parliament Hill, you’ve been missing out on the best Canada Day celebration our wonderful country has to offer. With Canada Day less than two months away, we’ve come up with some great reasons why you should consider coming to Ottawa to celebrate Canada Day […]
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An Epic Chat With Sophie Grégoire Trudeau – Parks Canada Honourary Guide For Families #ParksCanada
Thanks to Parks Canada, I had the chance to sit down and chat with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau about her love of the great Canadian outdoors and her role as the Parks Canada Honourary Guide for Families. All opinions are my own. An Epic Chat With Sophie Grégoire Trudeau – Parks Canada Honourary Guide For Families […]
Evolve Camps – The Epicentre Of Canadian Action Sports Camps
Canadian Blog House has partnered with Evolve Camps, a Canadian action sports camp, to bring you the chance to learn about their cool action-packed programs – and a chance to win a week at their Ottawa Scooter/Skateboard camp! All opinions are our own. What if I told you that you could WIN a week at […]
5 Ways Saniflo Canada Can Help You Update Your Cottage Living This Summer
Canadian Blog House partnered with Saniflo Canada to help provide you with suggestions on how you can update your cottage living this summer with Saniflo plumbing options. All opinions are our own. If you are anxiously awaiting the start of cottage season, and the chance to open up the family cottage, it’s time to consider […]
11 Reasons To Love Zavida Coffee
Canadian Blog House recently discovered there are many reasons to love Zavida coffee after getting the chance to review several varieties of Zavida Coffee Roasters coffee. All opinions are our own. I’m no coffee connoisseur, however, I do pride myself on knowing the taste of a great cup of coffee. After all, I start each […]
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Corn Flake Cookies Recipe
Corn Flake Cookies Recipe There’s nothing better than homemade cookies. My mum’s homemade cookies were always so delicious, no matter the type of cookie she made. Our house was often filled with the aroma of homemade cookies. One of mum’s cookie recipes that she baked many times over the years, her Corn Flake Cookies recipe, […]
Perfect Pulled Pork Round-Up
They say there is nothing better than Texas BBQ. I would have to agree. One of the best pulled pork dinners I’ve ever had was in San Antonio, Texas where my nephew and his wife treated me to dinner at a local outdoor BBQ restaurant during my visit there. Texans know their BBQ’d pulled pork. […]
Tasty Puff Pastry Round-Up
This past New Year’s Eve, despite good intentions, and the fabulous Ottawa 2017/Canada 150 celebrations happening on Parliament Hill, we did not venture downtown to ring in the new year. Instead, we stayed in, with a bottle of bubbly – and some tasty puff pastry Pear and Cheese Galettes. In fact, we found the recipe for […]
7 Veggie Snacks You’ll Actually Want To Eat
Fall is one of the best seasons for fresh produce, with all manners of green and leafy veggies, squash, corn, sweet potatoes and more in full bloom and ready for pickin’ and eatin’ – and perfect for veggie snacks. With so many affordable and delectable choices when it comes to snacking healthfully, it’s really a […]
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24 Important Things To Bring For A Stay In Hospital
A stay in hospital is something most of us try very hard to avoid, right? As we found out with my mum, a sudden, unexpected stay in hospital can result in many important things being forgotten at home – important things a patient needs. Family and friends are often left to organize a bag of personal […]
Where To Find Free Things For Canadians
Let’s face it, we all love free things, don’t we? There’s no denying this fact after witnessing the recent Parks Canada giveaway. It was so popular with Canadians, the Parks Canada website crashed due to the influx of visitors scrambling to scoop up one of their free 2017 Parks Canada Discovery Pass. I’ll never forget […]
TOP 10 Customer Service Pet Peeves
Is it just me or has good customer service taken a nose-dive over the past few years? I’m talking about the customer service you get when you actually visit a retail store in person. Way back in the 1980’s, I worked in retail. I worked all through high school and college at a local drug […]
You’ll Be Fit To Be Tied When You Realize How Often You Use Idioms!
When I was growing up, there were a whole lot of idioms in our house. Careful, I said idioms, not idiots. Big difference! Do you know what an idiom is? From Grammarist.com: “An idiom is a word or phrase whose meaning can’t be understood outside its cultural context. These expressions are usually figurative and would be nonsensical […]
