The first of the summer markets begins with the Royal Roads University Mother's Day Paint In & Craft Fair. There's nothing that resembles summer today. The winds are blowing in from the lagoon and across the field, flapping our tent walls. The sprinkling of rain adds to the light chill in the air. Yes it's May, but it still feels like early Spring. This is the Paint In's 22nd year, and the regular participants won't let a little rain or wind stop them from venturing from one

It was a very cold day on December 14. Only the brave dared to challenge the weather to attend the Sweet Pea in the Pumpkin Patch book signing. The quaint little café, Piatto Rustico in the Cartierville area of Montreal, was welcoming to those who ventured in, with its accordionist playing in the background and the assortment of goodies on display. #parenting #expecting #newmom #babies #adolescents #teenager #MothersDay #booksigning #books #children

One of the great writing adages is write what you know. In her second book, Sweet Pea in the Pumpkin Patch: an adventure in parenting, mother of one and independent publisher Ariane Weathers takes readers into the entertaining and unpredictable world of child rearing. Released last month through her own April Dew Publishing, Sweet Pea recounts some of the hard choices Weathers had to make as a parent, and the thought process behind them, as well as giving examples of the good