T’was the Sunday before Christmas and all through the valley the creatures were stirring. I, in my helmet, and Pa, in his goggles, the children had settled in for a long day on the mountain. When, all of a sudden, there … Read More
The black widow spider seems to be intent on becoming my totem (animal spiritual guide). I had yet another surprising encounter with one, while skating downtown on the outdoor rink (of all places). I often report on finding black widows … Read More
My daughters and I made crystal snow flakes out of pipe cleaners and Borax laundry detergent. The results are impressive! We put 12 spindly pipe-cleaner snowflakes into the Borax solution in the evening and woke up in the morning to … Read More
Pippi’s tooth hurt while she tried to eat a baked potato tonight at supper. Her description of her tooth swinging up with each bite was too cute so I grabbed the iphone to record it…and then something crazy happened! Hope … Read More
I had the pleasure of attending a Christmas music concert this past Saturday. The occasion was to celebrate my daughters’ and nieces’ music lessons. They all study various instruments at the community music school. The concert was held down town … Read More
Trust the media to take a simple idea and turn it into a ridiculous circus… “Pippi, my darling, we are going to revolutionize Christmas!” I shouted this out the other day to my daughter, after we’d come up with a brilliantly simple … Read More
These are little bites of pumpkin heaven–all the deliciousness of pumpkin pie without the crust–as light & heavenly as pumpkin clouds and twice as scrumptious! These mini pumpkin pies are also very nutritious. I serve them to my daughters for breakfast–cold … Read More
Hug Big —ask questions later. The Story of The BIG HUGGIES Sweater It was”Ugly Sweater Day” at my daughter Tabs’ school last week. She raided her father’s closet and came out with a huge Peruvian, blue sweater. She put … Read More
It was game night at our house on the Friday before last. We held a Mattel Game On! Party. It was a roaring success! We tested out the Mattel games: Mad Gab, Apples to Apples, UNO, and Angry Birds Knock on … Read More
Sometimes, important messages from my children are communicated through art and symbolic gestures rather than words. My darling daughter Pippi made this inuit inspired, soap stone bear sculpture last year in grade one as a present for her dad on … Read More