We celebrated Mistaya’s 14th last month. She chose a 1970s theme. Typing up my thesis research. Overwhelming is all I can say. Too much information. I could write ten different PhDs on this topic. Snowing in Kelowna. Peter and I … Read More
January is upon us and I am celebrating the birthdays of Peter and Tabitha. This picture is of Peter’s party. I made him a Death by Chocolate Mousse-Cheesecake. I made up the recipe based on combining a few recipes and … Read More
Joop watching the little ones and their HEX bugs on Christmas morn. Fernando is fresh and clean! He is home from the dog groomers. He smells lovely and I washed all his pet beds too.A clean dog is so much … Read More
The girls getting ready for their camp out in the living room as night spies. They camped out with hopes of awakening at midnight to see the full moon/lunar eclipse and solstice all in one. They slept through it. Pip … Read More
I do hope Fernando’s Christmas is Zen. He will be at the Dog Spa with 4 of his cousins.Never travel anywhere overnight for Christmas unless you plan to go somewhere tropical and not celebrate Christmas in any traditional way–just a … Read More
A few pics from the numerous Christmas concerts we attended these past few weeks. Have had little time to blog this week. I am on twitter and facebook and blogger so my social media time is split. Must meet with … Read More
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