Monthly Archives Aug 2013

Trail stories & other getting outdoors resources

Trail stories & other getting outdoors resources

It's a beautiful season we're headed into and we plan to make the most of it outdoors. Hopefully this page of resources will help you do the same.

Camping as the means to an end

Camping as the means to an end

If you want to go places as a family and have cool experiences, but don't have a Disneyland or truck and trailer budget to do that, there are other options. Camping is the option that has worked best for us.

An end of summer camping trip at Perce

An end of summer camping trip at Perce

We met up with my parents this weekend to enjoy the end of summer with a wee camping trip.

Your happiness... is not my responsibility

Your happiness... is not my responsibility

Releasing ourselves and others from the burden of happiness brings freedom to our lives and in that freedom we experience the joy that we were seeking in the first place.

Wild raspberries

Wild raspberries

The wild raspberry harvest coincides with a slightly different season than I am used to.

Homeschooling: the numbers are in our favor

Homeschooling: the numbers are in our favor

I'm not saying homeschooling is better, though I am unapologetically biased in that direction. What I am saying is that we all need to chill a bit about the outcomes.

Ready for a new school year? Yeah, me neither.

Ready for a new school year? Yeah, me neither.

As you're busy getting your plans in place for the coming year I would love to work with you to create the learning environment you dream for your homeschool.

FIMBY on Facebook

FIMBY on Facebook

Facebook works for a lot of people. It's just taken me a while to figure out how to get Facebook to work for me.

Lots of tomatoes? Why not make this for supper...

Lots of tomatoes? Why not make this for supper...

We were given a lot of tomatoes recently so I'm making one of our favorite soups for supper. Thought I'd re-post the recipe from FIMBY's archives.

Nikon D300 camera for sale

Nikon D300 camera for sale

In preparation for our hike next year we are selling my Nikon camera, fully loaded.

This isn't August. It's life.

This isn't August. It's life.

The things you want from life must be grabbed from it, while living.

We'll figure it out when we get there

We'll figure it out when we get there

You set a course of action, you make the best decisions you can with the information you have, and the rest you figure out when you get there.