Donna Powers

Spring – the promise of new beginnings, earth warming, and the awaiting of the first rain. Air infused with the smell of rain and damp soil…aaahhhh. If I could sing like the robins, I would! Loudly! In this part of the world, we are getting very close to spring—and hopefully there will be a sudden … Read more

Today’s post is all about celebrating a book and a movement called The Thinking Moms’ Revolution. (We’ll get to gardening next week.) To the women (and one man) who are TMR: You are courageous, brilliant, articulate, honest, funny, passionate, heartbreakingly honest, compassionate, and righteously angry, and boy, do you ‘kick some autism ass’! The TMR … Read more

Technically, it’s spring—although you would be hard pressed to see too many signs of it here in Calgary! Temperatures are a little cool, the wind off the mountains and from the north is still a little brisk, but in the morning, you can hear the robins singing their little hearts out. Or maybe they are … Read more

Yes. Really. There is another outbreak for Norwalk virus in Calgary, anyway. We had an outbreak in February of this year, and apparently we are in the midst of another outbreak. Sparing you the gory details, let’s just say we are having firsthand experience in our household. Chances our very good that dear hubbie picked … Read more

It’s April! Inhale a deep breath of sap flowing, buds bursting, the smell of dirt and warming soil. It’s spring—finally! The season of joy and life and renewal! Right? Ennhhh…wrong… Especially if that first whiff of spring brings on your symptoms of weepy/watery eyes; a burning, sneezing, watery nose; sore throat; and itchy mouth/nose/eyes. You … Read more

Spring is here! And with it comes new life, everything waking up after a long winter, and everyone happy, happy, happy to feel sun on the face, warmer days, and cool nights. And how many of you have children who had a visit from the Easter Bunny? Just when you thought a sleepless night was … Read more

Have you heard of the expression ‘The Sandwich Generation’? Loving is one slab of the bread, caring the other slab, and in between, the filling can all too often be the bitterness or blandness of exhaustion. Exhaustion can quickly become indifference for some and illness for others. Maybe even anger for someone else in situations … Read more

DOING THE RIGHT THING As a parent, you always want to do the ‘right thing’ for your child, and if there is something that can help prevent illness, you’re willing to do whatever it takes. You make sure that your babies and young children eat well, get plenty of sleep (some nights!), enjoy lots of … Read more

PULLING EARS – NOT TEETH OR LEGS Your first sound sleep in days when all of a sudden, in the middle of the night, you are wakened by your baby or toddler’s shrieks. You pick her up and she starts to pull on one or both ears; you notice that one or both cheeks are … Read more