A view of Okanagan Lake from my front yard.Christmas Eve is upon us. Just got back from the gym. We made gingerbread people yesterday. Today it is sledding and Mom and Dad will arrive around three this afternoon. We will … Read More
Mystery solved! my parents were tucked on an all night train ride aboard the Polar Express–literally! The Vancouver airport was closed to flights in and out. They could not make it on a flight North until after Christmas. So, they … Read More
Could some body please tell me where my Mom and Dad are? They were supposed to fly up to Terrace today. Catherine said they never arrived due to flight cancellations and that they were still in Kamloops. However, they are … Read More
Pip–trying, unsuccessfully, to dig her slide out from under several feet of snow. I have been suffering post traumatic stress disorder. A couple of teen years spent isolated on an acreage is Saskatchewan (Please read “Queen of the Godforsaken” when … Read More
A view from my front balcony. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this much snow in Kelowna before–and it is still coming down! Despite the horrible roads–remember everything is a steep hill up here–I am trying to keep up with … Read More
This darling raven was so cold this morning sitting in the tree across the street from my house. It was a big bird, at least as big as a pug dog.Tabitha after finishing her Christmas performance at the Dorchester ( … Read More
One of my favorite pictures of my flower fairy girls. Mistaya is home with a sore throat. Peter is in Vancouver. Tabs is off to school bundled up in four layers (she insisted). It is 15 degrees below normal. We … Read More
We managed to drop off the Mist at her sleep over party last night despite the snow storm. Watching Peter try and get his car into the drive way with the Mist inside was a wee bit terrifying for me. … Read More
Mist and Tabs and their dolls celebrating BC’s 150th in the back yard the other night. Note my forty year-old Beautiful Chrissy still going strong and keeping up with the younger dolls (she is so like her mom!). I actually … Read More