A Labour of Life

A Boomers View of Food, Fashion and Fun

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This is my corner of the blogosphere nestled far away from the dull and the dreary, leaving the mundane behind and focusing on the joys we find in life. My space where I am embracing the three “F”’s, Fashion, Food and Fun ( and sometimes with some Family and Feline tossed in).

My Blog Name:   Well I sorta settled on a play on words,  I came across the Quote ” A labor of love” and a lightbulb went off,  I am a Union Activist and a Union Employee and have dedicated the last 28 years to the union, so “Labour” is a huge part of me. My Labour of Love is now A Labour of Life ( plus I have to use the canadian spelling so it is clear where I am from and I often wonder how many people pop over thinking this is all about kids, pregnancies and mommy stuff?????)

I am Canadian!

My name is Linda and I live in Ottawa, Ontario. The Nations Capital

I’m a wife/partner , step mother of two and surrogate/sub mom to one, and owner of one adorable cat ( she has  her own page).  I drink tea in the morning, coffee in the evening and wine/beer at night,

During the day you can find me at the PSAC building doing a job I love while following my social media accounts so I do not miss anything. At night, I hang with Kent and Lou and on the weekends we are always joined by our best friend Hawk.

 

For many weeks during the summer you will find me at the numerous music festivals around Ottawa as I volunteer, heck sometimes I think I spend more time at my volunteer job then my real pay the bills job.  This volunteering has brought a whole new family into my life though.

My Blog is an expression of who I am and what I love, I hope as you follow along you start realizing fashion is what you feel not what everyone else says. You wear what you love not what you are told and you find inspiration everywhere.

Kick back and take a journey with me, travel a little, learn about wine, beer and many a fav dish and just maybe learn a craft or two.

 

Blogging was a way for me to express myself  I feel to young to be old and too old to be young.  I’m in the middle and it’s that balance that I’m trying to figure out. Through squinty eyes I am still that young girl and close up I think I am my mother.
Thanks for visiting, come back often and please follow me and leave a comment.

 

Comments

  2. Michelle Townsend says

    Hi Linda! I just found you when I was googling fashion blogs over 40. You mention that it's hard to find Canadian fashion bloggers over 40. Well I've been contemplating starting my own as something I enjoy and just happen to proudly be Canadian! I've enjoyed your blog thus far and look forward to reading more. I would welcome any tips, advice you may like to offer:)
    Michelle

  10. Tatiana Dokuchic says

    … waves hello from the 'burbs of Ottawa (Kanata) …

    Nice to meet you, Linda! It seems we have a lot in common, including Thunder Bay which is my hometown and an extensive knowledge of the Federal Government. Looking forward to following along with you 🙂

  11. Daily Express says

    You got me on thinking that your blog was about kid/mommy stuff with the Labour part! Glad I read through this and now I stand corrected!!