Family Life & Kids


It's All About the Snow

It's All About the Snow

For us winter is all about snow. When you live in Canada you either move to the coastal regions where the climate is more mild (there's a very good reason that 95.5% of Canada's populace lives on the west coast FYI - this is a huge exaggeration), you stay put ...

Making

Making

Dolls, model cars, and stories. Faires and soup. Mittens, fleece pants, and split boards. Onion honey cough syrup (just in case) and shepherd's pie. There is secret making with closed doors and whispered plans, but these other makings are the ones we share. Making a drive to the mountains, a ...

Light & Dark

Light & Dark

Bright and beautiful moments in dark days.

For the birds (but mostly for me)

For the birds (but mostly for me)

I didn't ask him to make me bird feeder. What I said was, "all I want for my birthday is a bird feeder". I didn't specify a beautiful handmade bird feeder. We live in the woods. There is a small clearing around our house but otherwise we are surrounded by ...

My Birthday

My Birthday

Just a few shots from my birthday last Sunday. It was a great day. From my family there were cards, presents, and the gift of time - relaxing, listening, reading, and knitting on the couch. In the afternoon there were cookies to bake and a pot of soup to prepare ...

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

It's nearly 3pm on Friday afternoon. I'm drinking my friend's herbal tea mix (she grows the plants in her garden and it's fabulous) and watching the sun set over the mountain. The birds are jockeying for position at the feeder and as I type, out of the corner of my ...

My Afternoon Time ~ When I Work

My Afternoon Time ~ When I Work

My days are lived in six parts. Early morning, morning, lunch, afternoon, supper and evening. I have certain activities I do in each. Usually, not always. Sometimes I change the schedule on purpose or I'm required by circumstance to be spontaneous. A morning walk for example because if I don't ...