Archive for October, 2012

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The Year’s Jack-o-lantern: Untitled


So, usually, we have some kind of theme running throughout the year. One year it was Pokemons, another year it was the Angler Fish. But this year? Nothing … nadda. Hubby and I are running on empty (and yet, we are still running at full speed!).

The result is that this year’s jack-o-latern is …. well, it’s called “Untitled.” Sometimes life just works out that way, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t pretty darn good anyhow, right?

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It’s Monday. Let’s do a Giveaway, Shall We? Create A Blurb Photo Book!


Easy-to-Use Templates with Blurb.

I suspect that many of you are like me … with their children’s photos sitting around as electronic files on a variety of devices — phones, tablets, laptops. Digital photography has its reams of benefits, but it makes me cringe just thinking about all the unorganized photos I have hidden in every electronic device I own.

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A Rainy Day at Saunders Farm


Saunders Farm is a bit of an “must do” experience in these parts. While our family almost always makes a visit during the Christmas season to pick a tree, the Fall Festival is actually the Farm’s most popular time of year. This festival has been running for 21 years and during this season Saunders Farms has up to 165 employees on board to help make it happen.

Despite the rainy day, we made the drive out to Saunders Farm yesterday and met up with a group of friends. In total, there were eight kids, ranging from age 10 right down to age three. And every single one of them had a blast!

The Farm has built a number of fantastic play structures in wood for kids. Here, the mateys can play on the pirate ship!

@coffeewithjulie Pirate Ship at Saunders Farm

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What Guidance Would You Give to An Algonquin College Student on Online Identity and Career Advancement?


The last time I had the pleasure of being a guest speaker at Algonquin College, I asked you what advice you would give to a student soon to be graduating from the Advertising program. I thought that the comments that came in were really valuable, so I’d like to do a repeat performance.

Today, I’ll be speaking to a class that is in a business stream (as opposed to a creative stream) in the Advertising and Marketing Communications Management program. And the specific class is: Digital Marketing.

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School for Bloggers: Vlogging (#BlissdomCA)


There’s no formal training to become a blogger. You teach yourself what you can and you learn from other more experienced members of the blogging community. That’s why blogging events are such a big deal in our world — we get to connect with our community in a face-to-face way and we also get to learn more about this crazy craft called blogging.

I just attended one of this “big deal” events — Blissdom Canada — over the past weekend (I attended last year too). Held in Toronto, 500 bloggers flocked in from all provinces to learn, network, and party.

To Vlog or Not to Vlog

I’ll tell you all about the fun and silliness, but for now, I want to ask you about video blogging, or “vlogging.”

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