Meditation: how can an activity so perfectly calm bring on a head injury? My story is so freakish that it’s embarrassing. But still, I will tell it only because I have a little extra time on my hands as I … Read More
Books: Queens, Exotic Northern Lands and A Pug Named Pru I thought my readers might like to peek inside my writing/painting studio to see what I’m up to this month. The thing about being an author/artist is that it sometimes … Read More
The First Snow: An Okanagan Winter Wonderland I woke up yesterday morning to a complete surprise. Over night, unexpectedly, our mountain had turned from a rust fall palette into a brilliant, white, winter wonderland. My excited rambling to the dogs … Read More
Okanagan Lake Dip Challenge Week VII November 22, 2014, Tug Boat Beach, Lake Okanagan, BC My daughter (Tabitha, age 14), sister (Miranda) and I began our 12 week challenge on Thanksgiving Day 2014. Our challenge is to take a dip … Read More
Okanagan Lake Dip Challenge Week VI Yeeha! Dip 6—We’re Half Way Through the Challenge! November 15, 2014, Stathcona Beach, Lake Okanagan, BC My daughter (Tabitha, age 14), sister (Miranda) and I began our 12 week challenge on Thanksgiving Day 2014. … Read More
My darling eldest daughter turns 18 today at approximately 4 p.m. this afternoon. My water broke at midnight and I had to spend the next 16 sleepless hours (it was my first baby; I was so nervous and excited) in … Read More
After two agonizing weeks of editing the first draft of my latest novel, Naked Under the Midnight Sun (working title), I am happy to announce that I have crossed through the muddy trenches and am finally in the sunshine stage … Read More
Okanagan Lake Dip Challenge Week V November 8, 2014, Tug Boat Beach, Lake Okanagan, BC My daughter (Tabitha), niece (Anemone), sister (Miranda) and I began our 12 week challenge on Thanksgiving Day 2014. Our challenge is to take a dip … Read More
The video below will surely warm all cold November hearts for a moment. A little 2 year old peanut (Pippi) sings one of the very first songs she learned. Singing is hard work for a young tongue—Pippi loved to sing … Read More
Okanagan Lake Dip Challenge Week IV November 1, 2014, Tug Boat Beach, Lake Okanagan, BC My daughter (Tabitha), niece (Anemone), sister (Miranda) and I began our 12 week challenge on Thanksgiving Day 2014. Our challenge is to take a dip … Read More