Frog Blog
September 2025
The Transformative Gift of a Purse: Dignity, Gratitude, and Connection in Recovery
When my daughter Courtney was in rehab, she noticed something that stuck with her. Women who had done the hard work of finishing their treatment were leaving with nothing more than a plastic bag to [...]
June 2024
5 Years
My Dearest Courtney, 5 years ago today I thought I wouldn’t even survive 5 minutes, let alone 5 years, without you. Courtney you were my world, my baby girl, my twin, my bestie, my [...]
January 2023
Happy 32nd Birthday, Courtney!
Saturday January 7th is my daughter Courtney’s birthday. She would have been 32 years old. She left this earth tragically and suddenly on June 4th 2019. I have a hole in my heart and [...]
February 2022
Photos From Heaven
On February 1, 2022 a man walked into the Boutique…no this is not the start of a joke, and said... “Are you Patricia?” “Yes,” I responded cautiously “I need to talk to you,” he replied, [...]
January 2021
Happy 30th Birthday Courtney!
Happy 30th Birthday Courtney! Today marks the day our strong and special forever bond started. I always wanted a girl and back when you were born gender reveals were not a popular thing. When [...]
January 2020
Patricia Brusha’s Latest Venture a Labour of Love
Written by Colleen Isherwood, Editor Those who have been in the hospitality industry for more than five years will remember Patricia Brusha as co-founder of Online Revealed, the lively conference that guided us through the [...]







