Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category
Monday, October 13th, 2008
Today we visited a patch of countryside less than 30 minutes away from our bustling city: the Country Pumpkin Patch, in Richmond. We had a wonderful time with some friends of ours despite the fact that there is some room for improvement.
First, their Website doesn't work... Except when it does. ...
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Monday, November 19th, 2007
I have been delaying writing a follow-up post to "I’m sorry, why is there lead in my dinnerware?" for a while, however after hearing last week a very unsettling news report out of Utah, in which a toddler may have suffered lead poisoning in utero and from breast milk due ...
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Using cloth diapers is not as complicated as people may think, but there are a lot of things to think about and when you have never seen anyone use them, it can certainly be intimidating at first. So here is a summary of what it has been like for us.
We ...
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
Many people associate eating local produce with the summer months: the days are long, there are fresh fruits and veggies galore, and you can buy produce directly from farmers at your local farmers' market, or at the very least at your local grocer, with little effort. However come fall, winter ...
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
The number one reason why people don't use cloth diaper is probably that they don't know enough about them and they think they are awfully complicated to use... It sure is the first thing that came to my mind when I first considered diapers. I will address that concern later ...
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Now that is a book that I can recommend! Elizabeth Pantley's The No-Cry Sleep Solution, Gentle Ways to Help your Baby Sleep through the Night (en français, Un sommeil paisible et sans pleurs) gives realistic tips to parents who want to help their baby sleep better. Her book applies to ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
There are tons of baby books on the market, and one that was recommended to us before Elliot's birth was Secrets of the Baby Whisperer (en français, Les secrets d'une charmeuse de bébés). I started reading it and it made me feel uneasy for a few reasons, the main one ...
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