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Family Travel: A Week in Victoria, British Columbia

:: danielle :: — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 17:41:27 +0000

A few years ago, once both my parents were retired, they decided to spend the cold Canadian winter, in the warmest part of Canada: the west coast of British Columbia. My parents got married in Victoria, a beautiful island off the coast, and lived there for a few years before migrating east for work. Victoria […]

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Our Cycling Lifestyle: Bikes and Bonding { with Brooklyn Bicycle Company }

:: danielle :: — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:26:27 +0000

When I was pregnant for the first time and sharing the news with friends and family a common refrain emerged: “Congratulations! So, I guess this means you guys will have to get a car?” Matt and I have been riding bikes for a long time. We are bike people. We didn’t want to get […]

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Happy Earth Day: 10 Ways to Live a Greener, More Sustainable Lifestyle

:: danielle :: — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 15:41:33 +0000

Happy Earth Day! A day late…but truly, it is earth day every day in our family. After a busy week of work and travel I didn’t have time to make an Earth Day post, so I’m catching up today. In my experience, I never see my children happier, freer, more connected to the moment as […]

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Talking Slow Living on Ruth & Ragnar

:: danielle :: — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 03:55:17 +0000

I get asked a lot about slow living and minimalism and how I bring these to life in our family. Well, first I should probably tell you that most of my week is anything but slow. I work full time outside the home in a very hectic job. I work in politics in Canada and […]

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When in Rome: The Ottawa Edition

:: danielle :: — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 23:49:46 +0000

In the news! I was by asked my friends (Carina and Bree) over at Peaks & Harbours to contribute to their series “When in Rome” where they profile cities in terms of their fun, artful, adventurous and family-friendly activities. Sounds like a great resource, right?! We live a pedestrian lifestyle, so we are out and […]

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Summer Trip : Part 1 – Getting to NYC

:: danielle :: — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 22:51:36 +0000

Over the next few weeks I’ll be posting photos from our trip to the north eastern United States. The posts are intended to be a little record of our travels for Ro and Sen to look back on when they are older (because I’m not going to kid myself into thinking I’ll have the time […]

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