By Piyushi Dhir
Watson Farms in Bowmanville features on my list of Top Five Farms to Visit with Family in Durham for many reasons. It is family-friendly, offers a variety of produce, and promises amazing experiences to boot. Watson Farms is particularly famous for its pick-your-own strawberries season. Read on to know how to make the most of […]
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When I look back at the year that just went by, it is easy to think of it as a year of viruses, restrictions, lockdowns, fear and loneliness. After all, we just lived through the single biggest pandemic that has ever affected the world. But I refuse to call 2020 a “write-off” as so many […]
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Never before has the world been joined together in such a similar predicament. Across countries, borders, cities and towns, people are living behind closed doors. Offices are closed, schools are shut and no, it is not summer vacation. It is a pandemic. As the mom of a three year old, I try every day to […]
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“Wow, you’ve lost weight,” texted a friend, after seeing a recent picture I had posted. “Slim legs,” said another one. “Special diet?” asked a third. I laugh to myself. I remember all those comfortable days back in Ivory Coast when I had two maids at my beck and call. How much I paid a gym, […]
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As 2019 dawns and we bid 2018 goodbye, social media is replete with people reminiscing about the year gone by. It made me wonder if it is another passing fad, but when I thought about it some more, I realized it doesn’t matter. Fad or not, the idea to look back and recapitulate what happened […]
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I would enjoy it more… I often watch mother-child duos at the market, in the bus, on the road… And I watch in envy. I get along great with my toddler now, but for the longest time, I seemed to be struggling with parenthood. I don’t remember strolling out into a market with my little […]
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After suggesting ways in which you can replace chemicals on your bathroom shelf with natural alternatives and also keep your child chemical free, I am offering some tips to minimize artificial foods in your kitchen. All of these are tried and tested methods that I have personally employed within my house. I am sharing these […]
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If you think about it, from the very day our child is born, there are a host of toiletries we start using on them. Whether you are lovingly giving your little one an oil massage or allowing her a splash in her bathtub while soaping her or even after, when you sprinkle on some fragrant […]
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An article I read the other day opened my eyes and sent me in shock. It told me that on a daily basis, I was lathering myself with chemicals through an average of ten products. I counted and they were right! The skin, I read, is super-quick to absorb whatever you apply on it and […]
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