Mom-P-Inc. – Jennifer Barth of Be on Sixth

Motherhood, it changes you.
While there’s a whole list that involves sagging and wrinkled, exhausted and emotional that can be wrapped in there, for many women becoming a Mom takes life to a whole other level.
It brings out our genuine loves, forces them into places creatively and personally that reveal talents and ingenuity unrealized until that [...]

Cakebread Artisan Bakery

As most of you know by now, we are a wheat-free family.
Each of us have a different reason for staying away from it. But, the reality is that lovely, comfort-food baked goods like breads, cakes and cookies baked by someone other than me have long been off the snack list.
Until lately.

I hadn’t even dared to [...]

Santa’s In The Building

After a crazy week, I have to admit that I am shot and in serious need of a day to myself.
But, before I escape, I leave you with the great fun that was yesterday’s Santa Parade in downtown Courtenay.

Dining Out – Michaels Off Main

My mother-in-law loves Caesar salad.
The love is so intense that she has spent many a day seeking out the perfect Caesar spot.
In the end, it only took her a couple trips to Michaels Off Main in downtown Courtenay to assure her she had found her Caesar soul mate.
She treated us to Caesars a while back [...]

Comox Marina Park

I grew up in the mountains…never even set foot on an ocean beach (Lake Ontario doesn’t really count) until my double-digit years…had no clue what I was missing.
When we finally met – the ocean and me – it was love at first sight. I can’t even imagine living away from it or even a day [...]

Simms Millenium Park

There are those days when getting outside in the next 10 minutes is absolutely necessary. But, so is a swing set, some major open grass and a chance to check out some serious water.
When all of those things simply must be accounted for per the request of tiny people, I pack up the truck and [...]