I had a great morning. Despite having a restless night, I got up at 5:30 and went to the gym to lift weights and then I hurried home, grabbed Fernando and went for a 1/2 h run in the dark. … Read More
All photos were taken today in my backyard (the wilderness park that our home backs onto).I worked all day writing a research paper. I am always looking for a quick formula to simplify the process. So far I haven’t found … Read More
Preparations for a Mexican supper: chicken enchiladas, sauteed corn, peppers and zucchini and garlic baked rice. Pip was my special onion chef. She wore the shades to protect her eyes from the onions.Mist’s friend Sara and Miranda and John’s family … Read More
For those who haven’t had the pleasure of visiting my late 1950’s family room, I have posted a few photos to give you an idea of it. I am in love with the sofa fabric.-Me on the sofa.-Me and the … Read More
Attended the first preschool field trip to the pumpkin patch this morning. There were hayrides, hay mazes, corn mazes, a petting zoo and a corn pit to dig in. I felt like I was on enemy turf after reading The … Read More
Bad Karma. I tell you…I’m in a little valley of bad Karma at the moment. But I honestly feel I am ready to climb out!My class I am taking is so not for me. It is specifically for classroom teachers … Read More
The picture is of my mom with me and my sisters Catherine (baby) and Theresa (short hair). I’m the one year old crying. Thanks to Heather from Comparative Childhood for the Honest Scrap award. So here are 10 things you … Read More
Pics were taken on Wednesday morning as Peter and I got to enjoy Vancouver for a moment before heading back to Kelowna. My tummy hurts! I was awakened at midnight with severe abdominal pain right under my ribs–the stomach. I … Read More
Me, just as I left early this morning for the Peace Summit in Vancouver. You guessed it–no cameras in the Orpheum Theatre. Boo-hoo. Just a boring picture of me pre-summit.I saw my two favorite monks in the world: His Holiness … Read More
Mommy and Pip.The weekend has been good.An early bike this morning along the Kettle Valley Railway with Peter, Miranda and John. It is simply an out-of-body experience. The smell of the air, biking between narrow rows of pines, is the … Read More
It was pj day at preschool today and Pip and Artemis looked as cute as little buttons in their baby-dolls.It is so beautiful today. Over 30 oC. I should be at the beach but Mist and Tabs are at Piano … Read More
Bear Creek hike with my gals and Fernando.Both Mist and Tabs are home today. Tabs has a wee temp and feels cold. Mist is battling a double ear infection and chest cough post flu.I am off to collect a ceramic … Read More
1.Stopping at Bear Creek for a dip today, after a long hot hike up the hill. A candid pose that turned out rather cool. I have no idea why my fingers were posed like that. 2.Me and my little guy.3.The … Read More
Peter and I were sitting in the back yard last evening, (it is warm in Kelowna around 30 oC) and we kept hearing a tap, tap, tap…I traced it to a tree in the forest with an orange X on … Read More
Me in my office/studio, looking anti-glam in my pj’s and ‘ 4 generations of love’ sweater. Peter snuck in and took this pic unbeknownst to me. Went to a talk at the “Bohemian Cafe” downtown last evening with Miranda. It … Read More