Laguna Beach, California Happiness is a day on a California beach, in late October, in 80 degree weather. My family has been vacationing in Southern California all week. We’ve explored Los Angeles (Hollywood and Beverly Hills), Venice Beach, Anaheim and the … Read More
Modernista Mama and family have arrived in LA. The greatest thing about being here is the ongoing deja vu I am experiencing. It’s as though I have been to LA before, as though I’m visiting a place from my youth—there is … Read More
I was fortunate to attend a talk with Colonel Chris Hadfield this week. Chris is one of those rare beings who is blessed with eloquence, kindness and intelligence. I rarely fall in love with a speaker, but when I do, … Read More
Wry and Retro: Crissy’s not only beautiful, she has life experience…she’s been there…
My family’s been drinking a new beverage that combines the goodness of dairy milk with the goodness of almonds: Amoré Almonds + Dairy. The result is a creamy, nutty, delicious tasting beverage that has 50 per cent more calcium than … Read More
Forget band-aid pharmaceuticals when dealing with a cold… I used to try to rest when ever I caught a cold–took the doctor’s advice and toned down my workouts to almost nil. I have asthma and it inevitably heads into my … Read More
I was asked if I’d like to review some clothing by CiCi Bean, clothing designed for girls with three concepts in mind: personal style, comfort and fashion. CiCi Bean is a British Columbia based design company; as a fellow British Columbian, I … Read More
I am Fernando. I am pugnacious. I am awesome. I like hanging out under the supper table. Tasty bits end up on the floor. I vacuum them up. Only once I made unusual goat-like braying sounds while down there. You … Read More
Leading Moms Vancouver, BC 2013 I’m back from a fabulous weekend in Vancouver, BC. I attended a Leading Moms conference. My sister also attended the conference; so, we met in Vancouver for the weekend. The weekend weather was sunny and … Read More
Here’s a chance for my lucky readers to experience a quick peek at some of the new and awesome toys available for the 2013 season from RP Toys. *There are perks to being Modernista Mama—sometimes it feels like Christmas all … Read More
On the weekend I took a mountain bike ride through the Monashee Mountains along the infamous Kettle Valley Railway trail. My hubby and my sister and I made up the small but determined biking team. We biked 70 km in … Read More
Back to school is in full swing around my house. School, music lessons and soccer have all started. My daughters each go to a different school, on three different buses, with different start and end times. It is easy for … Read More
A wonderful break through this weekend with training my Old Boston Bulldog! As those who have been following my blog know, I have had a challenging year and a half raising my bully breed dog. I adopted Pablo as a … Read More
First day back at school for my three darling daughters (grades 2, 8 and 12) and all I have to show for it this morning is a picture of a dead snake. I forgot to take first day back to … Read More
Hold on summer, you’re not going anywhere if I have a say in it. The pictures spread throughout this post are from my camping trip in the Southern Okanagan BC. I took my daughters on an Adventure Girls camping trip … Read More