A picnic in a mountain Park. it has been a long week. Mistaya has been home all week with the flu. However, she seems nearly cured except for a cough today. And now I have the bug in my lungs–no … Read More
A view of the lake from in front of our house. And Peter pushing Pip in the stroller after our evening picnic in the forest. We are high on a mountain but I can run down to the water in … Read More
A walk through the ponderosa wood behind our house. It was a warm weekend. Mistaya’s portrayal of a fairy in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was beautiful. She was exhausted by the last performance on Saturday night. When I picked her up … Read More
ZEN…what’s it good for? I wish life were as simple as being a Buddhist Monk. But as a woman alive today it is not. The demands are great: -shop for and cook healthy, organic, and local meals for one’s family. … Read More
httpv://youtu.be/3r5qMxZ8abg Silver and Fernando, a typical interaction. Silver doesn’t need legs–the cat never seems to use them! He’s the evolutionary step towards a cat like animal that sits in trees all day and never sets a toe on land–a sloth … Read More
Opening night. Mistaya as a fairy. The cast and crew did a great job and delivered a very entertaining Shakespearean play. Opening night jitters definitely affected my fairy. She lost the family tickets, we were late applying her make-up and … Read More
My Pip. She has a little cold. Her big sis Tabs is home again with a sore throat and cough. However, it is very mild and I hope she will return to school tomorrow. Needless to say, our swim night … Read More
Two of my little girls–Pip and Tabs. Tabs is home today with a bad cough, although she will head back to school tomorrow. I took these two little darling organic food shopping. I was ever so pleased to find natural … Read More
This is a school in San Fransisco. Probably a preschool–those are children riding their bikes on the roof. I liked the idea of using the entire building space. The roof looked like a lovely place to play with plants and … Read More
Mistaya and her friend Maddi–dressing 1980’s aerobics. A beautiful day today, although I feel a little yuck. A nasty head ache and stomach cramps/nausea. I think it is actually the same bug Tabs has although she has a sore throat … Read More
A hot chocolate face.My darling Pippi was the perfect Starbucks date. She is a Fashionista. She picks out clothes and brings them to me, to help her get dressed. This is her Princess outfit. I met with my supervisor yesterday. … Read More
Back at Okanagan life. These pics were from last evening. Tabs and Pip wore their PJ’s. Mistaya is busy each evening with drama practice. They perform “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the end of the month. Tabitha is enjoying her … Read More
I picked this little kit up at a toy store in China Town. Tabitha built the set by folding the paper included, then she poured the liquid into the bottom of the tray and viola: over night a crystal garden … Read More
Telegraph Hill–the parrots were hiding on me.View of Lombard Street from Telegraph Hill. Telegraph hill is in the Italian area of San Fran–once the famous Beatnic poet hang-out of the late 1950’s.These sea lions were a happy and stinky bunch.As … Read More
Peter and Me on our way down to the famous Tongo room for supper.The band on their floating barge. They played Van Morrison and tunes like that. It was quite enjoyable.We ordered shaved pork lettuce wraps, a delicious rice medley … Read More