Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver, British Columbia This spring break my family decided to spend a week hiking through some of the rainforests of my home province of British Columbia. My husband, Peter, our eldest daughter, Mistaya, and our youngest daughter, … Read More
Life Is A Dance Earth Is The Stage Choreography Is Up To You 2015 was a year on injury for me—insanely so! What does this say about the dance I am choreographing for myself? I spent the entire year nursing … Read More
A Forest Tobogganing Adventure As 2015 comes to an end, I share one simple truth that I learned this year: the forest never disappoints. The forest has taught me so much about life. I learn new things from the trees every … Read More
My beautiful boy Back in the spring, I shared my favourite spot to meditate: on the mountain behind my home, sitting on a cliff overlooking Okanagan Lake with my meditating dog side-kick, Fernando. These few precious peaceful moments are some … Read More
These Boots Were Not Made For Walking You don’t appreciate what you’ve got until it’s gone. Such is my appreciation for being able to walk my dogs. I know it is temporary and that it could be much worse; I am … Read More
My youngest daughter Pippi has been begging me to allow her to try paddle boarding for the past few years. Finally, I deemed her a strong enough swimmer to allow her to try a real paddle boarding lesson, on Okanagan … Read More
Hiking In Earth’s Only Inland Temperate Rainforest Columbia Mountains, Revelstoke, British Columbia The Inland Temperate Rainforest exists in Southern British Columbia, in the Columbia Mountains which are nestled between the Rocky Mountains to the East and the Monashee Mountains to the … Read More
The Three Top Tools TooIs To Navigate Any Situation Successfully: Calm Mind , Focused Mind, Alert Mind In any life situation, especially in times of danger, the best survival tool a human being has is a strong mind. Like … Read More
Othello Tunnels, Coquihalla Canyon, BC: Biking the KVR I spent this year’s birthday on a bike trip with my family (my eldest daughter Mist, couldn’t come as she had to work. Though, she celebrated with us in the evening at … Read More
Girls Who Sail With The Ogopogo My daughter Tabs and her cousin Nem have spent part of their summer taking sailing, windsurfing and paddle board lessons on Okanagan Lake with The Central Okanagan Sailing Association (COSA). Sailing is their favourite. … Read More