Our backyard quail family. The dad in the foreground and mom and a few chicks in the back. Theresa and Kyran left yesterday with our two oldest daughters:Mist and Tabs. Boo-hoo, I miss them already. But the girls were so … Read More
More stable pictures. Notice the rider’s footwear: Footen-Voggens on Tabs and my 20 year old cowgirl clogs on Mist. Mist is going to be a tall girl. At 11, she and I already have the same size of feet. Although … Read More
Tabi trotting or “posting” on Comet. She’s fallen in love with him. Lucky thing Fiona said we could come back and visit any time. I am also considering private lessons for the girls as Fiona is a hands on teacher … Read More
Pippi and I at the park last night watching Mist and Tabs practice biking around the ball diamond. Misty was the teacher, Tabs the student. The deal was that if Misty was a good teacher, and Tabs got an “A” … Read More
The girls at the stables. I really like their teacher–an older German woman who takes no nonsense. Tabs has met her match. The teacher told me yesterday, “She (Tabs) did very well at everything except one thing. She refused to … Read More
Check out comment #326 on The Globe and Mail on line article about Jean Cretien’s comments about China:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080818.wchret0818/BNStory/National/homeI love that comment! Dang it! The Globe cut off comments at 300, long after I’d commented. Blasted if my comment didn’t get … Read More
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOM &DAD! Sorry, but due to technical difficulties,I was unable to post this yesterday on your real anniversary.Yesterday early Am Peter and I hiked down to the grocery store to buy some cream cheese and hiked back up … Read More
I am the lucky recipient of this ABBA outfit that Theresa couldn’t resist purchasing. When I put it on all I want to do is dance. T and K left super early this AM and because of the triathlon, Peter … Read More
Pip on the legislature lawn with her “clean” camping face. Went to the beach with my gals for a picnic lunch. A good thing too because Tugboat Beach (my favorite) is going to be closed for the next 3 days … Read More
These photos were taken at the secluded waterfall that we hiked to in Goldstream Provincial Park on Vancouver Island. It was paradise in its beauty. Now about that title… Tabitha and her tooth. Yes, that same tooth that needed to … Read More
One of the adult orcas and a baby Peter photographed from the ferry last Wednesday. You can see the fins of some of the others in the water. Here we are at the Fairmont, taking Mavis, the hotel dog for … Read More
‘Elliot’ our 8 inch long pet slug at camp. From this enchanted forest came creatures to our site in the night. And a tree fell, shaking the ground under our tent like an earth quake. The Kiss. Girls just want … Read More
OK, I am a junkie. It’s lightening and thundering out there, and here I sit in the dark with my computer screen to guide me as I desperately post some of my favorite trip pics. 1 Mistaya and Tabitha playing … Read More
OMG. We’ve arrived. Looking like a pack of Okanagan Hill Billies, in desperate need of a shower, clean clothes and one diaper change. Only to have to wait for too long for the hotel to prepare our room. Roughing it … Read More
Peter on the porch(with Tabs)…Arizona dreaming. He wants to go down and pick himself up a Porsche. I’m all for it. The pic was taken at Fintry. Peter, Pip and I had a quick supper tonight at Joey’s. Pip brought … Read More