Mother’s Day Madness: Cycling the KVR to Naramata My Mother’s Day was perfection in my eyes as it was filled with wilderness adventure and a touch of madness (lunacy). My sister, Miranda, invited me to bike the KVR (Kettle Valley … Read More
Sports For Life Tabitha running the 400m last week. Why Walk When You Can Run? My belief that hard-core exercise is a must for brain, body strength and longevity is continually being backed up by scientific research. Below are three … Read More
Photo retrieved from: http://www.boredpanda.com/magic-realism-paintings-rob-gonsalves/ School For Self Esteem—when a child practices being a school teacher, her/his self esteem is revealed in the report card comments. I showed my daughter Pippi a series of optical illusion painting by Canadian Artist, … Read More
A Pug And A Panda Go Tobogganing These pictures were taken on February 1st, the day before Pip’s birthday. We had a new, unexpected snowfall and Pip wanted to go tobogganing but her sisters didn’t want to; so, I said … Read More
On a warm February day (+10 C) in 2006, my third baby girl was born. Although she didn’t seem to be in any hurry to be born, once my labour started she left the womb quickly (1h)! The doctor arrived … Read More
Okay, you’re in luck today because I’ve decided to post something upbeat, cheerful even: an ode to my eldest dog son, Fernando. I’ve been cross-eyed all week finishing up editing and honestly, typing words and/or reading any extra words other … Read More
Down the Fox Hole: Writing For A Living I’ve fallen down a fox hole. I figure it’s a fox hole rather than a rabbit hole because one must be creative and alert down there, ready for anything. Lately I’ve lost … Read More
I wrote this blog at the beginning of this school year (October/14). I like to get my daughters’ okays before I publish anything about them. Pippi was not okay with this article so I shelved it…until one day last month. … Read More
The above pic is fitting today as we have more snow coming down! My latest posts have a winter/snowy theme. I suppose, the fact that our region had the biggest dump of snow in over 100 years, just last week, … Read More
My weekend on the outside seemed calm and uneventful but it was all the little subtleties that made it extreme. Ever since Christmas vacation ended, I’ve felt a strong urge to simply stay in bed. Perhaps it’s the months of little … Read More