A New Challenge!

Posted by Ian On June 5, 2009

I'm pleased to announce that I have started my own little company - mare ad mare, which is latin for 'sea to sea' and part of the Canadian motto (check the cover of your new passports). Our goal will be to build a fresh new brand of clothing for Canadian (and wannabe Canadian) girls. I will be using this blog, much as I have in the past - to continue showing people around the globe (over 50 countries now!) what it's like to be a Canadian girl, tracing the footsteps of our 3 girls as we explore more of this great place we call home.

Un petit baiser

Unique shirt for Canadian girls

'Gimme a little kiss' - says it all. Now for big girls! Check www.mareadmare.ca for more details. All designs copyright of mare ad mare.

JUMP IN!

Fall shirt for Canadian girls

A big pile of leaves for you here! As a Canadian summer turns to fall, the leaves change colours and then fall off the trees. Kids rake them up and play! So go on, Jump into Fall with this Orange T. Check www.mareadmare.ca for more details. All designs copyright of mare ad mare.

Pass the Marshmallows!

Summer shirt for Canadian Girls

Summer in Canada is the time for camping, camp fires and of course - Marshmallows! Get ready to go roast some in this summer yellow T. Check www.mareadmare.ca for more details. All designs copyright of mare ad mare.

Spring...Finally!

Spring shirt for Canadian Girls

After a long Canadian winter, spring can never arrive too soon! Pull on this Spring Green T and go planting girls! Check www.mareadmare.ca for more details. All designs copyright of mare ad mare.

It's not ALWAYS cold in Canada...

Winter shirt for Canadian Girls

How many times have you had to tell someone that it's not always cold here? Well, sometimes it is cold - but to make your point, grab this little winter blue T and let them know that it's not just snow and ice up here all the time! Check www.mareadmare.ca for more details. All designs copyright of mare ad mare.

Un petit baiser

Unique shirt for Canadian girls

'Gimme a little kiss' - says it all. Girls, grab this little white T, and go get your kiss ;-) Check www.mareadmare.ca for more details. All designs copyright of mare ad mare.

Just...can't...wait...

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The girls were up before 7 this morning, and after their morning dose of family channel (their version of coffee) and cereal - they were up and circling the tree.
We put out all their presents last night, and they were desperate to figure out what was in there! They spent almost 2 hours squeezing, shaking, sizing and... taking notes! They put together a list! Who it was for, how big it was, was it cushy like clothes or something else...
It was too funny - so went to grab the video camera and of course, paused when it should have been recording, so other than a pretty boring view of the floor - the best we had was this...


Oh well - can't win em all... the girls thought this was a pretty cute edit of the dog.
Day off tomorrow - need to post some material!
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Their tree...

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The girls were anxious to get the tree up this year. With us having shifted to the 'fake' last year, there was no issue putting the tree up in early December.

They wanted me to take pictures and video of the tree, but they were having fun with it - so let them run the show. Here are some excerpts...



Nice tree girls!
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Colouring Pages!

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Hi all -
I used to travel - a lot - anywhere between 25 and 80% of my time... and sometimes that leaves some free time at night. On one of my last trips, I decided to make some colouring pages for the girls, based on some great photographs. More recently, I've created some new designs - taken the colour out of them and put here to colour!

Check the side of the blog for the link - but if you're as lazy as I am... here's it is!

I just printed out a few of these for my girls - they're watching Christmas shows and colouring... and I have a new request in for some winter pictures!

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    About Me

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    It's not about the money you make, the toys you have, the clothes you wear - it's about the life experiences you go through, the challenges you face and the stories you tell... Having just moved back to Canada (after almost 8 years in the U.S and Germany), we have lots to show our girls and our friends around the world about Canada. We're going to be telling our stories, hope you enjoy our adventures. Mare ad Mare means 'sea to sea' and we want to show the world, from Sea to Sea - this is what it's like to be a Canadian Girl!