How to start a new life
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard The most popular month for people to get married is June. I suppose people
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard The most popular month for people to get married is June. I suppose people
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Happy belated Mother’s Day to one and all. What a great station in life
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard What’s with this weather already? A couple of nice, sunny days, and then it’s
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Daylight saving time: is this a good thing or a bad thing? Whether it
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard By the time you read this article, I will have started my Lenten fast.
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Christmas has come and gone and, on the whole, I imagine most people were
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Merry Christmas to one and all. This is one of my favourite times of
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard My wonderful sister Joan treated Tom and I to Remembrance Day dinner at the
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard I hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday. We were lucky to celebrate this holiday
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Did you know that happy people are healthier than people who are always ticked
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard On Tuesday, August 18, Tom and I attended the annual chicken barbecue for the
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard “Hello, Complaints Department. Rita speaking. How may I help you?” This is my new
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Last week, our son Glenn brought his daughters Olivia and Abby for a two day
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Congratulations to my young friend Tanya, who has accepted a marriage proposal from her
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Finally, summer has arrived and all of the children have completed another school year.
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard For the first week in June, I had the pleasure of babysitting my granddaughter
Sign at a pool: The P is already in Pool, so please don’t add yours to it. Sign on a
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Thanks to my sister Joan, I was the happy recipient of a very leisurely
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard What a glorious sunny day! This past Friday, March 6, the warm sun was
Romance can be humourous, but it can also be addictive, so watch out! Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Happy
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Finally, the old year of 2008 is gone and we welcome in the New
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Since I won’t be writing another column until the New Year, let me take
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard I suppose by now the kids who were out trick or treating have slowly
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Since we are preparing to go to the polls for another election, I suppose
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard The word fall has so many meanings. As the season turns, we can look
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Even though summer doesn’t officially end until September 21, it ends for most of
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard According to the dictionary, old means having lived or existed for a specific time,
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard I know we have had a bit of rain in the past couple of
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Shut your mouth and eat your supper! How often have you heard that said,
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard You really have to pay attention to labels and commercials. Sometimes they don’t make
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard People say and do the craziest things. Since we had such a cold winter,
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard As we get older, times change. The children become adults and some adults become
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Where does the time go? Here we are again nearing the end of another
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard By now, everybody knows about the incident where that employee gave out a free
True stories from the front lines of motherhood Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Motherhood. What a great adventure it
Advice from MomBy Rita Lessard As some of you may know, I celebrated my 67th birthday on April 5, and
Advice from MomBy Rita Lessard Brr! It’s been a long time since we’ve had a winter this cold. Perhaps that
Anniversary a time to reflect on the joys of life Advice from momBy Rita Lessard February is the month for
Advice from momBy Rita Lessard I hope your Christmas went well. Tom and I were fortunate to celebrate on two
Advice from MomBy Rita Lessard I really love Christmastime. Unfortunately, we celebrate it in a season that, at times, is
Advice from MomBy Rita Lessard I don’t know how everyone else feels about winter, but as far as I’m concerned
Advice from momBy Rita Lessard With all of this nice warm weather we’re experiencing, you would think that a winter
Advice from momBy Rita Lessard Thanksgiving – what a great holiday. This is a wonderful time of year to celebrate
Advice from momBy Rita Lessard Fall – what a great time of the year. Not too hot, not too cold.
Advice from momBy Rita Lessard Absent-mindedness: I’m quite sure you’ve had occasion to experience this malady at some time or
Advice from momBy Rita Lessard Laundry problems – I’m sure we’ve all had them to some degree or other.For instance,
Advice from momBy Rita Lessard Nurses deserve a lot of credit. They’re doing the best they can. Sometimes I’m sure
Advice from momBy Rita Lessard I hope you’re all enjoying your summer holidays. I suppose you’re out there swimming and
Advice from momBy Rita Lessard One night (a long time ago) I was out with my girlfriends and I ended
By Rita Lessard I hope you proud Canadians have a great July 1st. We have so much to be thankful
Compiled by Rita Lessard Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there, especially to Tom and my sons Tom,
Compiled by Rita Lessard Natural flea bustersHow it all Vegan cookbookBrewer’s yeast: 1 tsp or 1 tablet a day. Note:
By Rita LessardHow tea bags can help youFor dry skinBathe in green tea. Just throw a few tea bags under a running faucet and the antioxidants will rehydrate your skin.Tidy catsAllow used tea bags to air-dry, then add the contents to kitty litter. Tea’s antibacterial properties neutralize odour.Natural deodorizerWhen cooking with fish or garlic, wipe the palms of your hands with wet tea bags after handling the food. Odours