→ August 7, 2010
When we started summer camp planning back in February (seriously – that’s when I booked them in their first camp), I received recommendations for many camps. But one, in particular, stood out. Pedalheads is a summer camp for cycling. And being an avid cyclist, I wanted the kids to learn. Several parents in our circle [...]
→ August 3, 2010
It all started with a quip by my seven year old. We were eating some rather tasty leftover birthday cake and he wanted a second piece. “If you eat a couple of carrots, you can have another piece,” I suggested, ever the parent. “I’m not a vegetarian,” said my boy. “I’m a caketarian.” This was [...]
→ July 27, 2010
Whenever we used to walk to Duff’s for chicken wings, Ben would stop in front of the variety store at the corner of Bayview and Fleming (Manor). There he would find a bank of giant dispensers that resemble gum-ball machines. Instead of edible treats, the machines dispense what must seem to a seven year old [...]
→ July 10, 2010
It is now clear to me. We get one month of summer – if we are lucky. July. And my friend Joan says by late July you can already feel it turning, cooling off – cycling down into the depths of winter. Well, she didn’t put it that way exactly, but that’s what I heard. [...]
