Ⓢ Suzette Roberts

// 2022's Holiday Gift Ideas {for} Her

'Saving our fun giving moments for last as we officially begin winding down our 2022 year. As usual, I'm embracing the themes of comfort and balance with these loved gift notes. Happy shopping!...

 

// Smashed! Ruby Gem Potatoes

'Ode to more warm home-bites with our fog-filled days and -5 °C nights. I've been enjoying our ruby gem potatoes a lot lately in simple soups, side salads and one-skillet mains for dinner. My easy brunch favourite these days is smashed!, either baked in the oven, or boiled in chicken stock and a generous tablespoon of butter over medium-high heat stove top until the broth evaporates. Both are cozy, butter-y, and delicious! —our younger kids and grands will enjoy the smash! step too. Recipe after the jump...

// Off To The Movies...

We love! our virtual watch parties connecting with family and close friends near and far while streaming movie selections on our television screens. No FOMO here with staying safe and enjoying each other every week. With earlier decades of heavy travel, we're truly appreciating our slower (yet very engaging) indoor time. Three recent favourites... What a blast! 🎉

// Balancing Acts!

***Moving forward and on the alert for any further Vandalism and ongoing By-law Violations in shared public spaces with minor children. Poor 'adult'? behaviours, sadly. Vandalism is vandalism. --Downplaying it is similar to saying, "I'm a little pregnant."  The reality is, —you're either pregnant or not pregnant. There is no such reality as 'a little' pregnant. Vandalism disrupts the well-being of others, damages a social environment and community, and destroys any credibility of the perpetrator(s). Vandalism is a criminal act!

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October 26, 2022 - I'm always looking for more ways to greater calm— and let's face it, we need this for balance (especially mentally), with the high and higher anxieties out there facing us all in one way or another. From our classrooms and other external offices, to larger shared working and home environments, maintaining a peaceful, orderly, and respectful surrounding is essential to our individual and collective wellness, --and everyone's social responsibility as respectful citizens. Here's to our own self-care and doing our part towards the optimal health and safety of others. Recent reads and refreshers from around the web...

 

...  Fall in multicoloured fabulousness.

...  ***Vandalism is a criminal offense! in Canada. // Coping strategies to help.

...   The Legal Rights, Powers and Obligations of Educators regarding student alcohol and drug abuse.

...  ***Animal owners are in charge of their animal pets, not vice-versa. *By-law

...  Currently loving this aura collection. #highly-recommend

...  Less than one week to October 31st: Freckled Caramel covered.

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// Spiced Chocolate Sorbet

The perfect way to bring our autumn spices into my frozen world. Now added to our fall flavours: Spiced Chocolate Sorbet with an earthy blend of warm ground seasonal spices. Delicious! Gluten and dairy-free. 🍫 🌰