Tabitha’s Tap and Mistaya’s Ballet.All started out promising today, with my mom’s much anticipated arrival. However, Peter has developed a high fever and throat infection and is horizontal and doped up on narcotics and antibiotics at the moment.Mom has made … Read More
Pip watching Mistaya do the shot put at track. Pip recovering. Pete and I fighting it in our chests. Back at the gym. Yeeha, I love routine. Peter woke me up at 5:30 even though I told him I no … Read More
Mistaya on the Spiderman slide. This week has started out difficult. Pip has the worst virus. Her eyes are weeping yellow and half closed, she coughs all night, had an ear ache with it and a fever. I got zero … Read More
I finally crashed: too much exercise, not enough sleep, zero relax time. I never see it coming until I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus. I can’t even think straight. So…I am cutting back my workouts, and trying … Read More
He’s done. What a beauty. I want to kiss his big fat snout. Anyway, I guess the moose is next. I sure hope I can complete at least eight by August.Weird day. Talking about the writing conference with my cousin … Read More
Mistaya, Tabitha and Penelope.My darling girls taken tonight in our back yard as they tried out the spider man water side. Too tired to go out tonight so Peter and I decided to stay in the same room together for … Read More
Pippi and Mommy’s morning walk through the Mission Creek wood. For all of you that may not have been around me in the last few years you might be surprised to know that I have a bit of an obsessive … Read More
Tabitha , Mistaya and their collection of Webkins for the pleasure of a certain little girl in Ontario–Anemone. Friday night–Tabs seems better. I have wrangled peter into accompanying me to “Sex in the City.” Beach weather–tomorrow we’ll go hang out … Read More
Black widow male in our garage–soon to be placed in the forest. Possibly the most beautiful wild flower ever, found in our front yard–notice the spiral tendrils. Both discovered by my budding biologist, Mistaya. Worried–Tabs got back from soccer and … Read More
A beautiful night tonight. I suggested a picnic in the yard for supper and said we could just put a blanket in the grass. Then I started to make sandwiches. Mean while, unbeknown to us, Pip slipped downstairs, turned on … Read More
Yes, this is for real. It greets those entering Kelowna via Vancouver. Mist was the one to first read it. She thinks it’s “revolting.”I think it’s hilarious.Hard workout day:run and Bear Creek hike with Pip on my back. It was … Read More
Rained all night and this morning we’re hidden in a low fog creeping up from the lake. Walked across the new bridge yesterday to celebrate its grand opening. Fireworks last night but it was raining too hard so we didn’t … Read More
Family and friends congregated in Kelowna this weekend. We partied hard: Mom, Theresa, Kyran, Miranda, Aunt Penelope, Uncle Sephton, Gloria and Carmen, Archie and Hermie. And PJ, MJ, Mist, Tabs, and Pippi.
Pip in the dress Gran made for her.Party tonight at the Manteo Beach Club–I’m bringing my disco ball and I-Pod station. Most of us will be knackered–Miranda from a day of gruelling interviews, Theresa from the long drive and the … Read More
I put psoriasis cream all over my face this morning thinking it was my face cream. And what is worse is that I didn’t even catch on until about a half an hour later when I went to clean up … Read More