The title of this drawing is It’s a Beautiful Day by artist Pippi age five. It is a picture of a dog with an orange on its back, standing near a strawberry bush. There is a baby bird on the … Read More
This is a sample of the song Con Movimiento that I choreographed to be an easy warm-up song. Forgive the video quality and my darling Fernando who constantly wanders around my feet 😛 (note his little bedroom on my right). It … Read More
A study published in Scientific America Mind, indicates that Canada is the only country in the world whose citizens scored in the top 5 for the highest in both overall life satisfaction and positive feelings. We Canadians are apparently the … Read More
Pic is from this past summer–a dancing moment I had with Fernando 😉 The pug portrait on the wall behind me is a painting I did of my first beloved pug named Weldon (Weldy). I had so much fun teaching … Read More
This is a little something I’ve been working on in my spare time. I am trying to get 1000 people to like the above page and then I will send the page to the Canadian environment minister, Peter Kent.The government … Read More
There is a tiny patch of forest left between a pond and tennis courts near our home. Inside the forest lives a wondrous world of snails. Each tree is covered in the chartreuse creatures. It is a like a magical … Read More
I’ve been saying the above phrase to Pip all morning so that is why it is the title of this blog–she had a little chocolate milk mustache after breakfast. Pictures are from Pippi’s first day of kindergarten. We stopped at … Read More
Spent yesterday afternoon at Mission Hill Vineyards, where French artist, Nathalie Decosta was signing wine bottles with photographs of her sculptures on the labels. Mission Hill Vineyards is the first and only Canadian (I think North American as well) showing … Read More
Today was Pip’s first day at kindergarten–we met privately with the teacher for 15 minutes. She doesn’t start real classes until next week. She was ever so thrilled to go and of course, she wanted to look her best and … Read More
Glacier House Hotel was an exclusive luxurious hotel at the base of Illecillewaet Glacier. Horses would guide guests to the glacier’s edge. It was much like The Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise–a glorious CP (Canadian Pacific Railway) Hotel. … Read More
Early Morning Bathroom Break (note the shoes: I grabbed Peter’s and Pip put on Tabs’) Breakfast! A Morning Read in the Car Marshmallow Breakfast The River at Our Campsite, Just as the Morning Sun Peaked Above the Mountain Peter Teaching … Read More
Illecillewaet Glacier, British Columbia Little Hikers: Tabs and Pip Mountain Orb Spider Meeting of the Glacier Waters At the Bank of Meeting of the Waters Finding Glacier Stones: They are Blue When Wet and Turn White When Dry The Glacier … Read More
Walking with Wolves Apparently this was a rare event: the male lying at my feet. I think he liked me. What a wild weekend. Who knew what adventures awaited me amongst the glaciers of the Columbia Mountain range. I have … Read More
Looks like I’ll be teaching 2 adult Zumba classes for UBC Campus Rec in the fall. A little nervous as all of those 20 year old students will need to be physically challenged. I am very excited about all of … Read More
Little fairies of the forest: I captured these lovely fairies on the mountain where I live. The pictures were taken a few years ago (little Pip is now 5). They are from a series I took of my girls. I … Read More