Empty Nest
My Christmas Holiday Journal - Days 8, 9, 10 & 11
January 5, 2025
The final days of Christmas holiday. A golden New Year's Eve day. Ciel, Iris and Laurent go back to Montreal and we have a couple very relaxing days with Brie and Ian before returning to the comfort and companionships of our empty nest.
My Christmas Holiday Journal - Days 3 & 4
December 29, 2024
I have entered the “losing track of days of the week” stage of Christmas holidays. Not knowing what day of the week it is, not needing to know, not caring, is such a lovely feeling. Ciel and Iris arrive, we are now 9 around the table.
She’s making a spreadsheet, checkin’ it twice (& it’s a White Christmas on the South Shore!)
December 24, 2024
Planning and spreadsheets meets the magic of a snowy Christmas on Nova Scotia’s South Shore.
Tree Day & Getting Ready for Christmas
December 18, 2024
The timing of holiday preparations are not a tradition for us. What we do and when we do it and how much of it we do really depends on the year and where we're having Christmas. But now that live in this home are there definitely tree traditions to uphold.
The Clothesline Episode {YouTube Video} & living my best summer life
July 21, 2024
I know to be suspect of things that are too good to be true. Also, that fairy tales aren’t real. But this summer, as we’d say in grad school, "is challenging those narratives".
