November 14, 2010
This week our family watched a free on-line documentary, Finding Farley, about a Canadian couple who spent five months paddling, walking, and sailing across large parts of Canada to meet the iconic author Farley Mowat. With a toddler. Wow. They started their journey in our home province of Alberta (where ...
November 12, 2010
It's voting season again at The Homeschool Post. I admit, it's not a blog I regularly follow, but FIMBY has been nominated in their annual Homeschool Blog Awards competition. That's kinda cool. So, like any politician I'm going to make you a promise. But unlike most politicians I can actually ...
November 11, 2010
It's been wicked blustery these early days of November. This morning the sun is out in full force but we've had days with driving rain and ferocious winds. It's been cozy actually before bedtime to hear the wind howling outside while we snuggle together. I'm trying to imagine backpacking in ...
November 9, 2010
Our good friends, the Siffermans came to visit this past weekend. We got to meet, for the first time, their almost three month old baby (sigh, babies are so wonderful) and our kiddos loved playing with their large (and very well trained) Akita dog. After Saturday's night supper of Peanut ...
November 7, 2010
I've debated sharing these photos since I want to live fall to the very end. But the reality is we are encountering winter on our weekend hikes and have the photos to prove it. In spite of the shock to the seasonal senses (it's still very much fall in my ...
November 5, 2010
My mental energies, the work of my hands, and general outlook have been focused on home and heart recently. I think it might have to do with the not-so-subtle shift of crisp fall days turning into wet, dreary and cold fall days. Or the holidays just around the bend and ...
November 3, 2010
At long last, all the great gift ideas, created by YOU. If you just tuned in today please read this post for an explanation. Thank you everyone so much for sharing your creative genius. I am definitely coming back to some of your ideas for inspiration for my own gift ...