Life, Love, & Laundry

Today is national 'Men Make Dinner Day', which I didn't even know was a thing.  This was apparently created to stem the tide of men who don't know their way around a kitchen.  In light of all the sexual abuse and allegations of the Me Too movement, cooking a meal seems way down on the list of things men need to wise up about.  Interestingly enough though I think it actually is a great place to start.  The view we have regarding our fellow human beings is shaped and formed when we are young.  The lessons we learn as children...

Christmas is coming....whether you have started thinking about it or not. Today is our first snowfall that actually has visible snow on the ground here in Notre-Dame. With more in the forecast...So, you may not be ready to think about Christmas, but it is coming none the less.  We have done a few different kinds of Christmas's over the years. One of my favourite was the year we gave the kids something they could do. Andy got a bow and arrow, Adaliah got a sewing machine...that kind of thing. It was nice for them to have something to do after the...

In case you are living under a rock, today marijuana becomes legal in Canada.  Ever After Acres is a family business and unlike most businesses we share our personal lives and thoughts with you are customers.  We know there are all sorts of opinions on the topic.  There are those in favour and those opposed to legalization.  From what I have read from those in favour and those opposed the striking reality is both are correct.  It's the same truth with almost anything, there are pros and cons.  Very rarely will we find anything purely good or bad, it is...

One of the more noted green movements of lately is the move to remove plastic straws from restaurants.  I got thinking about it and McDonalds restaurant has served over 300 billion customers since its inception.  According to research it takes over 200 years for a plastic straw to decompose, so that means there is easily billions of straws around the world in our landfills.  I always had a hard time grasping the difference between a million of something and a billion.  Then I read that 1 million seconds is roughly 12 days, whereas, 1 billion seconds is 31.7 years.  That...

We have for the last few years been working together as a career running Ever After Acres.  I (Lisa) am the official owner of the company, but Ben and I work together as equal partners.  We thought we would share our thoughts on what it is like to spend not only your free time with your spouse but your work time as well.  We will hop  back and forth between my thoughts and Ben's as we examine this lifestyle we have embraced. PersonalitiesBen: In my previous employment I was either anxiously awaiting my shift to end so I could go home...