While it’s still technically Spring, I know I’m not alone when I say this upcoming long weekend is the unofficial start of summer. Hot, sunny, glorious summer!
We’ll be spending this weekend at our cottage where we entertain a lot of friends and family. Some with kids, some without. Some like to water-ski, some like to read. We’ve got early risers and night-owls. Most are in to games, others love a good nap. But one thing all the grown-ups enjoy together is a good cocktail.
Read MoreDisclaimer: I am so very aware of how fortunate we are to have been able to have a baby. It is never lost on me. I know for so many people it is a heartbreaking struggle. I’ve shared tears with some very close friends and family members during their very tough journeys. I would never want to trigger any painful feelings for anyone reading this story of how Bea came to be…
Read MoreEvery morning when I get Bea out of bed, I ask her what she’d like for breakfast. 10/10 times her answer is chocolate cake. So, on a recent Sunday I said yes to her request. Her reaction was equivalent to mine if I’d won the lottery…
Read MoreI’ve been getting a lot of Bea development questions lately so I thought I’d give you an update on where she is, and where we are with a few things.
Read MoreCan Nonno fold a bunny napkin? Can Christopher taste the difference? Can Beatrix find all the eggs? It’s Easter, The Family Graham style.
Read MoreThis lemon cake sets the world on fire and never lasts more than a day in our house. If you only ever master one cake recipe, make it this one. First of all because it’s so, so good. (Like, better than the one from Starbucks). And secondly because it’s so, so easy.
Read MoreWe decided to do our family Easter a week early this year to accommodate everyone’s schedules. Even though we celebrated a little early we kept all our long-standing traditions alive, which for me, is the best part of any holiday.
Read MoreWhile I thoroughly enjoy cooking, baking is my first love. Cooking can be more of a free-style event, baking is more like a science. A delicious, indulgent science.
Read MoreThis winter was a rough one, but the Grahams know how to make an adventure wherever we are - especially at one of our favourite places - the cottage (or as Randall calls it - Randall Land).
Read MoreI’m a soup person. Like major soup person. From November to March it’s my most favourite thing to eat and make. Soup has endless possibilities and is such a great way to get in your veggies. Bea loves it too. I’m still trying to convince Randall it’s a “meal” but this one is always a winner with him.
Read MoreThis dish reminds me of growing up and lunches spent with my Nonna. She was THE BEST and made the most delicious food. She looked after my brother and I before school, at lunch, and after school. When we’d see her in the mornings she’d ask us what we’d like for lunch. We named it, she made it.
Read MoreThis started as an idea ahead of the holidays. I kept thinking about all the waste associated with gift giving. The packaging, the wrapping, the stuff that ends up in a landfill. What began as a seed to reduce gift-giving waste, turned into me looking at our everyday lives and how we could reduce our consumption and most importantly, our single-use items.
Read MoreAside from “are you going to have another baby?”, the question I’m most often asked is “what skin care products do you use?” So here’s a sampling of my current skin care obsessions.
Read MorePowder Room Renovations, Gourmet Cooking and a little bit of Bea... Needless to say, it was a busy Sunday at the Graham House!
Read MoreThe first time I was a part of a discussion surrounding a parent’s choice not to post pictures of their children, I remember being taken aback. Not at their choice, but because this is something I’d never even considered. It NEVER crossed my mind not to share the moments of my little’s life or the reasons why a parent would choose not to. So I asked myself why this was something I felt so innately comfortable with. Here’s where I landed.
Read MoreWhen we bought our house 4 years ago it had been completely renovated which meant everything was fresh and white. A blank canvas. We started decorating and adding our personal touches, but still kept our neutral walls. I love the aesthetic of a crisp white home, but after 4 years I got a little bored and antsy to make some changes; our main-floor powder room seemed like the best place to start.
Read MoreI love to joke with my Ma that one of my greatest joys as a parent is to give Bea all the things I wanted as a kid. And I assure you I’m joking, because I did have the best childhood with the best parents.
Read MorePeople often ask how I prep or get ready ahead of big work events. Aside from the studying, watching, reading, researching, I have a few rituals to get myself looking and feeling good in my skin.
I take good care of my skin year round, but ahead of a major red carpet, I ramp things up. Some of my favourite med-spa treatments are SilkPeel and Forma.
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