Canadian Thanksgiving
October 14, 2008
No time to write anything significant. We go home very soon and I'm ready. Want to get back to my kitchen, the farm, my daily writing, the red maples (oh I hope they haven't all lost their leaves), and to the carrots I still need to dig from the garden. ...
The photos say it all
October 10, 2008
Our trip feels kind of like this Alberta countryside photo, whizzing by way too fast. Post-It note seen in outdoor/travel store: var addthis_pub="rtougas";
Fear's antidote
October 8, 2008
Have to admit I haven't had a lot of time to think about all the fearful things that are happening right now in the economy and how that affects people's lives. We're visiting with family and trying to make the most of our precious, limited time together. I don't want ...
Communication breakdown
October 7, 2008
Alberta countryside Our server crashed this weekend, of course while we're 2,000 miles (or so) away from home. A friend went over today to fix it so I can finally post again. It's rather scary how much blogging means to me these days. It's how I communicate what is important ...
Grandma's Farmer's Market
October 4, 2008
BC fruit Grandma sells her hand crafted jewelry at her community farmer's market each week. We had such a fun time sharing the last market of the season with her and grandpa this past Thursday. Grandma let each one of us choose a piece of jewelery. Celine spent most of ...
Memories of love and birth
October 3, 2008
We're visiting family right now, in the city where we met and were newlyweds. At that time in our lives none of our parents or siblings lived here. Now all of Damien's family does. We were both small town Alberta kids who met and fell in love while going to ...
Afternoon tea enroute
October 2, 2008
Yesterday's afternoon tea came from a paper cup in a busy airport clear across the country from my cozy living room. In the middle of 16 hours of travel, lay overs and security clearances through 3 different time zones. But I'm happy to report that today's afternoon tea was once ...
