The summer before last, my family spent time in New Orleans, Louisiana. On return, I invented a sundae sauce recipe that brought home all the sweet southern flavours. Enjoy this delectable sauce on the finest quality vanilla ice cream or by the … Read More
Sometimes I want it all, even if just for a day. I have a vision of the perfect winter day, my kind of perfect day. It involves alipine skiing at SilverStar mountain followed by tubing on the mountain, supper at … Read More
T’was the Sunday before Christmas and all through the valley the creatures were stirring. I, in my helmet, and Pa, in his goggles, the children had settled in for a long day on the mountain. When, all of a sudden, there … Read More
In honour of Halloween, I thought I’d share the most spooky moments from our visit at Universal studios on the Saturday before last. The entire studio was decorated for Halloween—zombies everywhere! I’m an old-fashioned Halloween girl—I like spooky (witches, ghosts, … Read More
Spotted this sign posted on a street a few blocks from Venice Beach. So cool. We viewed the sign before we even got to the beach. It was the perfect temptation–made Venice Beach seem all the more exciting and mythical. Venice … Read More
California Adventure Park & Disneyland So many families go to Disneyland. So many families have a great time. We are one of those families. The girls and I accomplished two, 12h+ days in a row–no melt downs, illnesses or injuries. … Read More
My three daughters and I spent two days of our California trip at Disney while Peter was at a conference. We triumphed, pulling in 12h seamless days–no melt downs, no illness or injuries. 24h of pure fun! It was very … Read More
Laguna Beach, California Happiness is a day on a California beach, in late October, in 80 degree weather. My family has been vacationing in Southern California all week. We’ve explored Los Angeles (Hollywood and Beverly Hills), Venice Beach, Anaheim and the … Read More
Modernista Mama and family have arrived in LA. The greatest thing about being here is the ongoing deja vu I am experiencing. It’s as though I have been to LA before, as though I’m visiting a place from my youth—there is … Read More
Hold on summer, you’re not going anywhere if I have a say in it. The pictures spread throughout this post are from my camping trip in the Southern Okanagan BC. I took my daughters on an Adventure Girls camping trip … Read More