Photo retrieved from: http://www.boredpanda.com/magic-realism-paintings-rob-gonsalves/ School For Self Esteem—when a child practices being a school teacher, her/his self esteem is revealed in the report card comments. I showed my daughter Pippi a series of optical illusion painting by Canadian Artist, … Read More
Lake Dipping For The Love of Polar Bears Although our official Okanagan Lake Dip Challenge ended January 1, 2015, My daughter Tabitha and I vowed to continue to take a dip in Okanagan Lake each month, so we can say … Read More
A Pug And A Panda Go Tobogganing These pictures were taken on February 1st, the day before Pip’s birthday. We had a new, unexpected snowfall and Pip wanted to go tobogganing but her sisters didn’t want to; so, I said … Read More
Lapakahi, Hawaii—If I Were Alive In 1315, This Is Where I’d Want To Live… As you drive towards the northern tip of The Big Island of Hawaii, you pass by an ancient Hawaiian village on the edge of the ocean. … Read More
Mauna Kea, Hawaii It was a sunny, early and windy morning on The Big Island. We downed our Häagen-Dazs breakfast (hey, it’s the ONLY thing that’s affordable in Hawaii—the tubs are on sale for $2.67) and zoomed out of our … Read More
Snorkelling on The Big Island Hawaii Snorkelling on The Big Island is the reason I choose to visit Hawaii over all the other islands. The reefs are still in fairly good shape despite tourism and global ocean pollution. I share … Read More
Big Island Love For Valentines: Romantic sunset views from the Big Island… Since Valentine’s Day is this weekend and I am in Hawaii, I thought I’d share a few of my most romantic sunset views from The Big Island. We … Read More
Hapuna Boogie Boarding! As they say on the Big Island: be careful of the break at Hapuna or the break will break you… I’ve found my perfect day: I spend each morning snorkelling (2 Step is my favourite) and the … Read More
Mauna Lani, Hawaii Aloha! The moment I stepped off of the plane in Kona, I was taken back to a blissful time to a perfect, lazy summer’s night as a child, when I had no worries, only the pure wonder … Read More
On a warm February day (+10 C) in 2006, my third baby girl was born. Although she didn’t seem to be in any hurry to be born, once my labour started she left the womb quickly (1h)! The doctor arrived … Read More
Okay, you’re in luck today because I’ve decided to post something upbeat, cheerful even: an ode to my eldest dog son, Fernando. I’ve been cross-eyed all week finishing up editing and honestly, typing words and/or reading any extra words other … Read More
Down the Fox Hole: Writing For A Living I’ve fallen down a fox hole. I figure it’s a fox hole rather than a rabbit hole because one must be creative and alert down there, ready for anything. Lately I’ve lost … Read More
I wrote this blog at the beginning of this school year (October/14). I like to get my daughters’ okays before I publish anything about them. Pippi was not okay with this article so I shelved it…until one day last month. … Read More
The above pic is fitting today as we have more snow coming down! My latest posts have a winter/snowy theme. I suppose, the fact that our region had the biggest dump of snow in over 100 years, just last week, … Read More
My weekend on the outside seemed calm and uneventful but it was all the little subtleties that made it extreme. Ever since Christmas vacation ended, I’ve felt a strong urge to simply stay in bed. Perhaps it’s the months of little … Read More