Family Life & Kids
I Should Be Grateful (and I am)
August 22, 2011
Our family went on an overnighter backpacking trip this weekend. The kids did amazing (we all did!) The trail was relatively flat, no elevation gains or losses to speak of compared to mountain hiking, so we trucked an amazing 18 miles in 2 days. 18 miles! With packs! In the ...
Life by The Water
August 19, 2011
Water is a big part of our lives here in Nova Scotia. Each time we leave the house we drive along the river to pretty much get anywhere. The town where we go the market and the library is one of the most historic seaports in all of Canada. And ...
Dad's Birthday Party ~ Feels Like Family
July 26, 2011
I totally did not plan to blog my Dad's birthday but when I saw the photos and the story they told I just couldn't help myself. When my parents first moved to Nova Scotia four summers ago they knew no one. Having lived their whole adult lives (and in my ...
Weekend Linky
July 23, 2011
It's Saturday morning and we are busy preparing for my Dad's birthday party tonight. Food, lots of it. Friends, lots of those also. And blessedly, this year, family too. In the midst of the normal pressure points of three generations living together under one roof - kids with their mess ...
Feeling Vibrant and "In Between"
July 20, 2011
Life is downright busy this summer. I haven't tried to be subtle about it or use the euphemistic phrase "the days are full". We all know that's code-speak for "life is busy" anyway. This empty glass is not symbolic of anything (like feeling empty). I just like the sand stuck ...
Natural Makeup For my Girls
July 18, 2011
Brienne is our girlie girl. I never was much of a girlie girl. My mom even wrote about that in one of our family memoirs. (PS. I love this family memoir my mom wrote and I'm so glad she took the time to write parts of my childhood story.) But ...
Pass the Bacon
July 17, 2011
We actually don't call ourselves vegan, though we choose to eat mostly eat plants on a regular basis. And we're pretty "strict" about processed foods, refined foods, sweetners, etc... in our daily life. Just ask my mom, who no doubt does some inner eye rolling (lovingly of course) at our ...
