Children as young as age six practice and use meditation techniques–on their own–to deal with everyday life situations. At a recent parent teacher interview, I was taken by surprise (and thrilled) that Pip’s grade one teacher said Pip is very … Read More
An amazing weekend of non-stop winter sports! This has been the very best long winter weekend ever: skating on Friday and Sunday night, skiing all day Saturday and Monday. It has been my kind of dream winter weekend… Skiing in the … Read More
Some days are tough on a mom. It’s those precious moments, creating something with your children, that bring sunshine kisses into your life again. Sometimes the days in a week are difficult, many little things add up and make one … Read More
I reinvented an existing recipe for cheesecake brownies by adding raspberry jam and using whole grain spelt flour instead of regular all purpose wheat flour. I changed a few other minor things about the recipe and the results are nothing … Read More
Pippi’s Birthday party was yesterday– a penguin themed party! The party included many thrilling events and activities: sliding down icebergs, making balloon penguin buddies, playing penguin huddle (Twister), eating pizza, cake and ice cream and each guest headed home with … Read More
The pictures are of this morning at the ski resort Sunpeaks. I hadn’t skied with my dad since I was a teenager. My dad was the one who taught me how to alpine ski (my mom’s field was nordic). … Read More
PIP AS SECRET AGENT: 00PIP My 6 year old has been going through an early morning panic phase. She awakens well before dawn (often 2 a.m.), dresses herself and crawls back into bed and sleeps until she hears Mom up … Read More
My hero, Fernando. *(You can see his protective gaze in this pic) This morning I walked my dogs as usual: through the forest before dawn. We never see human beings at that hour in the dark forest. Our friends have … Read More
Sometimes the most difficult things in life surprise you with the greatest rewards. I have blogged in the past about my pup Pablo and his special needs. Pablo’s breed comes from dog-fighting stock and he has a brain that makes … Read More
My dad asked me to paint a graphic for a poster advertising his speech supporting the Northern Gateway Pipeline. I am an activist against the pipeline. What to do? This is the graphic image I produced last night after blood, … Read More