A painting from my book “A Pug Named Pru.” May long weekend. We spent it tiding our yard and hiking around Knox Mountain. Tabs was ill Sat and Sun–she caught a gastro bug at the pool. Mist spent last night … Read More
httpv://youtu.be/aXWFvKMzsrM Fernando and Pip playing in the back yard today. As soon as the big girls get home from school, we will be off to the new water sport centre to try out the surf and wave pools and water … Read More
Oh Fernando… Breed: cross between a mountain goat/Tasmanian devil/Albert Einstein and cheetah. Favourite game: piggy in the middle. You are the piggy–Fernando the black streak that encircles you. You can NEVER catch him, NEVER. Favourite hobby: running straight up the … Read More
Peter in his UBC gowns, holding his darling Pip and his recent teaching award.Pip, kissing her Prince, testing to see if he’ll turn into a frog… Peter tried on his robes to make sure everything was ok before his convocation … Read More
My little Pip. She is so clever. She made a sculpture with her Lego blocks of “Saraus Rock”–an unusual rock formation from the “Land Before Time” movies. And while playing with play dough, she rolled a small piece of black … Read More
Happy Mother’s Day all Moms! The pic is Pippi age 1 on Pender Island BC the summer of 2007. I am in bed with a 39 o C fever. I went to class yesterday because I felt well enough to … Read More
A picnic in a mountain Park. it has been a long week. Mistaya has been home all week with the flu. However, she seems nearly cured except for a cough today. And now I have the bug in my lungs–no … Read More
A view of the lake from in front of our house. And Peter pushing Pip in the stroller after our evening picnic in the forest. We are high on a mountain but I can run down to the water in … Read More
A walk through the ponderosa wood behind our house. It was a warm weekend. Mistaya’s portrayal of a fairy in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was beautiful. She was exhausted by the last performance on Saturday night. When I picked her up … Read More
ZEN…what’s it good for? I wish life were as simple as being a Buddhist Monk. But as a woman alive today it is not. The demands are great: -shop for and cook healthy, organic, and local meals for one’s family. … Read More