Yes, pure idle on the social front. No, I am not antisocial–I love a good chat or better still a wild party… Yet this summer I have zero motivation to call up anyone and host any kind of a get … Read More
Bouchons was fantastique! The Summerhill organic sipes and peach nectar made a delectable kir. Yes, I was in Paris for the night. But the hike afterward was even more fantastique. The air was crisp as the sun was setting. Peter … Read More
Three in the bed…I’m trying to give my girls an old fashioned summer with a lot of freedom and imagination on their part. This means though, that Pip doesn’t get to bed until 10:30 some nights which in turn means … Read More
The girls made corn husk dolls from the fresh corn we cooked the other night. They all have really wild hair–matches their owners. Girls have all been camping out on mattresses in Pippi’s room. Pip has been having night terrors … Read More
The girls wanted different things for breakfast. Tabitha wanted waffles, Mistaya wanted pancakes. So, I told them they’d have to make them themselves if they couldn’t agree on one. They went to work and ended up enjoying their breakfasts with … Read More
Tough day yesterday…my darling little Pip fell down the stairs and frightened both herself and me beyond words. She had left me in my bedroom to go and find “Ke-Ke and Ab-Ab” as she calls her sisters. The next thing … Read More
We took the girls and friend to the beach behind the Grand last night. I love evening swims, everything is so peaceful. Girls camped out on Balcony last night in tent–it was thunder this time that sent them scurrying in. … Read More
Osoyoos BC: Hot, cherries, shallow lake, vultures that look like penguins…What else? Beach tonight. Tabs has a friend over for a sleep over–Keely. Jettisoned the moose idea until I can go to Kamloops and photograph one myself. Onto painting a … Read More
The girls camped out on our balcony last night:popcorn, movie on my computer. Heat, bugs and lightening sent them in. The lightening started another forest fire in upper mission. Saw a lot of smoke on the mountain on my run … Read More
Five little girls and I went to the beach yesterday. It was hot and the water was cold! I must brag that I won first in the water to dunk my head. Managed a quick meeting with T and company … Read More
Last day of school for my girls yesterday. Pip and I attended a slide show in Tabs class. Tabi kept shushing me throughout the show because each time her photo came on the screen I guess I exclaimed a little … Read More
Fun times at elementary school: Tabi hurdling, Pippi throwing a ball, Misty jumping rope.Am trying to get into a directed studies creative writing class–going to give “Queen” a thorough work out if I am accepted.Beach party tonight to celebrate last … Read More
Let’s see..what to tell from the fascinating court of Queen MJ. Well, of course there is little Pippi with her beloved trains. And the same Pippi that abhors her “Thomas the Tank Engine” potty so much so that she has … Read More
Running out of the tunnel…Running into the tunnel… 7500 people climbed to the top of Myra Canyon to take in the reopening of the Kettle Valley Railway’s last trestle bridge. For those who have forgotten, they all burnt down during … Read More
Mistaya and Me… Mistaya’s graduation night was wonderful. She recieved an award for her work ethic. Her short write up about herself as she received her certificate was well done. She said she wanted her school to remember her for: not … Read More