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The Rutherford House Tour (Plus a Giveaway!)

As a huge admirer of local heritage homes, when the opportunity to take a private tour of the Rutherford House presented itself I couldn’t resist! Built in 1909, this stately and picturesque home was the private residence of Alberta’s first Premier, Alexander Rutherford. It stands proudly on the University of Alberta grounds, […]

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7 Female Biographies That Everyone Should Read

Female Biographies That Everyone Should Read | Dutchie Love

I was never into reading non-fiction when I was growing up. I much preferred to lose myself in a fantastical fiction novel, filled with adventure, mystery, and love. It’s only been in the last few years or so that I’ve really enjoyed reading female biographies by badass women. I remember the […]

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Classic literature or Children’s literature?

I made a discovery while reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin that will involve changing a goal on my 30 Before 30 list a little bit. A little bit of back story first: I got the most lovely journal from Linda, my mother-in-law, this past Christmas in which to […]

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Make your own photo book using Blurb

I completed another 30 Before 30 goal! Husbie and I worked together to finish making our wedding and honeymoon photos into photo books, which are now sitting proudly on our coffee table. They make me smile every time I see them. I started by doing some research online to help […]

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In My Books: Love Edition

I am a self-professed bookworm. I even went so far as to read 100 books in a single year in 2011. If you do the math, that’s 2 books a week! Don’t ask me how I did it, because I don’t know. I’m starting to share book roundups because I’m […]