Crafting Time – Part 5

Yes, seriously – Part 5 and still counting! We once bought packages of this metal “sheet” that came in rolls and made these reliefs with it. They adorned everything from birthday cards to tags for gifts, and were real pretty to boot! . This goes down as the weirdest craft ever conceived. B and her [...]

Ahhhh, BBQ season!

May has been a gorgeous month for Vancouver, and we’ve been taking FULL advantage of it! We have to – it usually goes back to crap and cold for June and even the first half of July… Ahhhh, Vancouver. We’ve been hard at work on the backyard and getting everything pretty and ready. This weekend [...]

Boys, boys…

Now that Boo is getting bigger, and a little steadier, there is nothing the boys like more than to wrestle… Maybe I’m just “being a girl”, but I foresee a lot of bruises, boo-boo’s and bandaids in my future…

Empty Nester, Phase 1.3

Letting go happens so gradually, you almost don’t even realize. At the beginning of your child’s – especially your OLDEST – grade 12 year you think, “Ohmygoodness! How did we get HERE already? Well, at least we have a year before actual graduation!”. Then you get caught up in grad photos, dresses, Christmas, university applications, [...]

tuesdays for tea 09.05.19

How on EARTH did it get to be Tuesday all over again?? We JUST got back from yet another road trip – through the Canadian Rockies to Calgary, Alberta and back. Daughter A was playing the volleyball Nationals there, while daughter B was in Team BC (summer provincial games) tryouts back at home. Both gals [...]

Lovin’ Vancouver! Our favorite places : the Seawall

Pretrip we had to leave the van at the shop for a checkup, so we had to taxi and walk our day away. One walk we always enjoy – PART of Vancouver’s seawalls! Part, I say, because in fact the entire seawall covers 8.8km of ocean’s edge. And on a sunny day, it’s peaceful paths [...]