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
Pippi and Artemis The Tabs and I–she’s going in! Pippi, Me and Tabs Artemis, Anemone and Miranda Peter Beach day with Miranda and her girls–they’re back from a summer on the N.E. coast of the USA. My girls are thrilled … Read More
Jack Layton, leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada and the Official Canadian Opposition has died today. It is with a very heavy heart that I share this letter with my readers. It is the last letter Jack Layton … Read More
Field, Washington, USA–I thought we were passing through Saskatchewan. The landscape was a treat for me as I have not been back to the prairies for nearly ten years. Grand Coulee Dam, Washington, USA These are pics from last Sunday–road … Read More
Thank-you Leonardo, your words inspire me. Lady With Ermine, Leonardo da Vinci, 1483-90This painting reminds me of my Mistaya, simply because she is tall, lean and graceful. Mistaya, Pip and I toured the da Vinci exhibit at the Northwest Museum of … Read More
On sunday, while the children slept in and watched TV in the hotel room, Peter and I snuck out for a relaxing walk in down town Spokane. We told the girls that when they were ready, they could all go … Read More
Please ignore the date on the movie–I guess I thought I was living in the future!Real date: August 12, 2011. A few of our low key rides–I wasn’t on them, thus I could capture the girls and Peter. Although, Mist … Read More