Getting WellGrounded

Getting WellGrounded

The internet is a pretty amazing place. One of my favorite parts of being active in the online world is the immense personal growth I have experienced as a result of my web interactions. Blog posts, lengthier articles (I don't read too many of those), videos, podcasts. A wealth of ...

The Boy Has a Blog ~ Introducing Pictograph

The Boy Has a Blog ~ Introducing Pictograph

It was a busy weekend. Yet again. (pst... slow weekend do come visit some time). Sunday we went hiking and visited Damien's cousin's family. Saturday was decidedly not outdoors, but a day spent on our computers busy launching a little family project. Or rather, Damien spent a lot of time ...

Stop Waiting For the Stars to Align

Stop Waiting For the Stars to Align

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

Making a Trip Out West

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

Canada Day on The Prairie Skipper

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)

Red & White (With a Bit of Blue)

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

Savoring Summer ~ Berries

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 ...