WELCOME TO FANCY NANCY

In a world that seems so divided and unpredictable, I consider myself fortunate to find kindness in my classroom. I know for many, it may seem hard to find the positive where there is so much negative in today's society. But this Christmas, I turned away from social media and put down my phone to take the time to read, that is, read Christmas cards from my students ranging in the ages of 9-13 years old. For the past 25 plus years, I have been very fortunate to be blessed at C

For a city known as "Beantown" due to it's fondness for baked beans and molasses during the colonial times, today many just call it...

Last summer I reached half a century, or more simply put 50. I was very blessed to start celebrating early in the summer even though I am...

Nestled in the heart of city on Rue de la Montagne in Montreal, is the boutique hotel, the Warwick Le Crystal. The collection of Warwick...

Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks to just name a few who are synonymous with Nashville, Tennessee. In walking along...

Sitting along Lake Michigan is the beautiful and windy city of Chicago, with its stunning architecture, the famous Magnificent Mile and...

As young teen girls, we are celebrated when we get our first period, we are now seen as fertile women. However when we experience...

It will be five years this May, that the world watched the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Prince Harry the son of the...

Looking to enjoy a dinner on a patio in the city minus the street traffic and concrete buildings, consider The Gardens at Casa Loma. In...

For a girl that enjoys a glass of Prosecco or a Dirty Martini, I have taken a liking to a new bubbly libation known as Cider. The ever...

If you are a Durham Region local and on Highway 2, you may have seen an old coffee shop now transformed into a fast food diner with a...

My husband often jokes to friends that while others camp in tents or a trailer, his wife roughs it at a Fairmont. Guilty! I will admit...

Castles, nobility and scandal a recipe for success, as proven by the series The Crown on Netflix. It will not be until November 2022,...

As many educators, parents and students enjoy the Christmas break, many also await what the school year will look like in the new year....

On a recent trip to the LCBO, I could not help but notice the selection of wines from Ontario and I will admit I recognized and have...

Cobble stone streets, crepes au chocolat and cafes on terraces, welcome or better yet bienvenue à Montréal! Try to picture yourself...

A few years ago for my husband's birthday, we drove north of the city to enjoy a weekend away at Hockley Valley. It was early January...

As long as I can remember, Blue Mountain has been a go to in the summer as a kid and teenager growing up. Now as an adult, I continue to...

With the thought of summer on the back of my mind, I cannot but think, will stay at home orders be a thing of the past and can we finally...

As we are all at home during another shut down / holiday weekend, I cannot but think that maybe just maybe, this may be the beginning of...