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Stop Waiting For the Stars to Align
July 7, 2011
Before we moved I had this interesting notion, a fantasy really, that after we moved life would slow down just a bit. You know where this is going already don't you? (I hear you laughing in the back row). To be sure, life has slowed down in one respect. No ...
Making a Trip Out West
July 5, 2011
Trip Reports (added after this post originally published): En Route & Arrived A Road Report - Montana, Wyoming, Utah OR & Hospitality ~ Out West Big Sky ~ Big Dreams ~~~ Now that the plane tickets are finally purchased I can make an exciting announcement. Damien and I are going ...
Canada Day on The Prairie Skipper
July 4, 2011
I grew up on the Prairies and so did my parents. Now that we find ourselves in the east my Dad is fulfilling a long time dream of his - to own a boat. It was actually during my visit last fall that Dad bought his boat from a retired ...
Red & White (With a Bit of Blue)
July 3, 2011
I'm not a terribly patriot person in the "rah, rah, I'm Canadian" sense. I had no choice where I was born and I consider my citizenship to be a huge blessing in my life, certainly nothing I deserve or can even be proud of necessarily. I didn't accomplish anything by ...
Savoring Summer ~ Berries
July 1, 2011
I know for a lot of my internet buddies strawberry season is already just a sweet memory or fast coming to a close. For us, it's just beginning. But because of spring rains and grey skies I expect this berry season will be an especially short one. Today is opening ...
Savoring Summer ~ Calendula
June 29, 2011
Calendula is one of my many favorite flowers. As much as I love blossoms of interesting shapes - lady slippers, foxgloves, and lupins for example, I love the familiar daisy shape of sunflowers, calendula and rudbeckia. These calendulas came from the farmers market. Mom's flower beds are still in their ...
Savoring Summer ~ Sandals
June 27, 2011
These are Celine's sandals. This summer is the first time I can fit into my daughter's shoes. Barely, mind you, but it's still a fit. Any mama of a young adult or nearly young adult knows the mutual joy and catch in my throat I get from wearing these. So ...
