Family Life & Kids
Happy Canada Day
July 2, 2008
Taking this picture of our backyard red and white berries was the closest I got to observing Canada Day. We moved to the United States 8 years ago this month. The first few years we celebrated Canada Day, special suppers and the like. But these days July 1st means July ...
Sunday afternoon at Pineland Farms
June 30, 2008
Yesterday was family day. We were supposed to go hiking but a check on the weather forecast the night before kiboshed those plans. Instead we all slept in and after a 10:30 breakfast (preceded by a fantastic thunderstorm), we all sat around and asked the "so what are we going ...
When the family's away, the mommy will play
June 30, 2008
My family went to see WALL-E tonight. Since it was a pay-your-own-way family outing I opted out. I have better things to do with my time and money (we all get a little allowance each week). Like treat myself to a forbidden fluffy-white-bun toasted veggie Italian from the corner pizza ...
Super Sweet Farm Day
June 27, 2008
Pickin Eatin The kids and I spent time at 4 farms yesterday. We started at Claybrook Farms where Celine was taking horse riding lessons, yesterday's was the last. To honor that occasion we simply had to stop at Nezinscot, farm number 2, on the way home for farm bakery cinnamon ...
Lazy (?) Summer Days
June 26, 2008
I'm not sure exactly when the summer steam roll train started this year. Probably sometime in February when I began to fantasize about raised beds, weekly pick-ups at the farm, fresh picked berries, wearing sundresses and going to the beach. I'm officially five days into summer and pretty dog tired ...
Summer Solstice, Tougas Style
June 22, 2008
We greeted the first day of summer early so we could get into the White mountains mid-morning to avoid late afternoon thunderstorms. Maybe it was the early morning or the huge meal (Damien's birthday supper) the night before but I was cranky and sluggish all the way up. We had ...
