Pippi the Puppy First the respite. My darling Pippi was a dog yesterday. I took my big girls to piano lessons in the evening and waited down town for an hour to pick them up. Pip fell asleep in the … Read More
Pippi as the Toy Taker Pippi’s favourite character from “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” is the Toy Taker. She likes to wear this costume to preschool.Tabs had a wonderful choir performance today. It was at a church way down Lakeshore. … Read More
PhD OUTSTANDING WORK ENVIRONMENT Director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning As a teacher in the Faculty of Education at UBC’s Okanagan campus, Peter teaches students to be good teachers. But as Director of the Centre for Teaching and … Read More
Mist, Tabs and Pip pose before their piano recital A dramatic pose A relaxed pose Mom couldn’t stay away Me and my girls Tabitha and Mistaya played piano at The Dorchester retirement home last evening. The students perform and the … Read More
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Cake by Melissa Mix Hart Crust: 1 cup ginger snap cookie crumbs 1 cup crushed pecans 1/4 cup melted butter. -press into a 10″ spring-form pan -bake 10 min at 350 oF -when done, drizzle with … Read More
One happy recovering sugar addict on her way to a Christmas Party. Forgive the fake Hollywood smile please–we were in a rush and I had to pose quickly. It’s good for a chuckle anyway! I am out of denial. I … Read More
Meet Angel Daisy from Nelson, BC Angel Daisy on the run Angel Daisy just hanging around… Pippi stayed home from preschool yesterday as she was feeling a little unwell. However, a new girl, Angel Daisy was visiting us from Nelson … Read More
Pip and Mist won a Katy Perry CD playing Simon Says and Tabs won a Christmas CD Me, Pip and Mist A fun weekend. We went skating as a family and with the cousins on Saturday. Mist and I had … Read More
Again…I must confess providence at work. I have been talking about our old 1970s Barbie camper with my girls ever since they received their own 2000 Barbie camper for Christmas last year. Also, I have been writing about my protagonists … Read More
Darling Pippi entertaining me with a lovely dance she’s choreographed. Picked the little darling and her cousin Artemis up at Preschool today to find Pip tightless. Her teacher Tracy informed me that Pip and a few girl friends locked themselves … Read More
Pip, Fernando and me, taken today. Fernando the pug is upstairs singing with Pippi as I type this. Tiring day. So much snow in Kelowna. Living on top of a mountain isn’t easy sometimes. I left the house this morning … Read More
Me Right Now Just got in from the girls piano concert. Both had a wee case of the nerves today and their fingers slipped a bit. However they did spendidily anyway considering they had a busy week and not much … Read More
Pippi in September. Help! It snowed last night. I am not a snow girl 🙁 Yes, the girls are all thrilled. Especially Mist as it snowed on her birthday evening. My little first born darling turned 14 yesterday! XOXO to … Read More
I took these photos of this magnificent grizzly bear yesterday (November 14). The bear was at the side of the #1 highway between Lake Louise, Alberta and Field, British Columbia. I have never seen a more beautiful, big and healthy … Read More
Here are more pics of Banff. I feel very spoiled as I relize that I have stayed at 7 different Fairmont Hotels around the globe to date–they are my favorite chain of hotels as I like the old world charm. … Read More