If I had to be anywhere in the world right now during COVID self isolation, it would be here in the beautiful countryside in the Ottawa Valley, Canada.    I grew up in one of those small town (Calabogie, ON) where people would only visit their cottage in the summer to enjoy the lake and winter for skiing/snowmobiling.  The town was orig...

Last Christmas,  I challenged myself to only buy local.  It was very well received by all the special people in my life so I'm going to do so again this year.  We live in such an amazing area with so many creative artisans that must be showcased.  We had a few booths at many great artistic showcases such as Cheerfully Made, Signatures and Ottawa...