It’s been a beautiful family weekend round here with my daughter Kerstin and her three little girls, and on Saturday we picked up my mother and all of us drove out to visit my son Jonathan and his little family. Most times when it…
It’s Friday night, and so what are three city girls free for an evening going to do? So we found ourselves without the wee ones as their other grandmother took them for Friday night. Well, as it turns out, we walked down to the…
Our last day up at Big White and we reluctantly packed the car and checked out of our condo, but we were not leaving the mountain. Not when the day dawned sunny and bright. The best of spring skiing. Since Sunday was the children’s…
Sunday morning promised a bit of fresh snow and we couldn’t wait to get outside, so after breakfast, Kerstie put a pork roast into the oven for a slow cooked pulled pork for supper. And, since we were all excited, after some morning cuddles……
Part one: Hello there from us over here with jelly legs and arms. We’ve just returned from a long weekend at the most beautiful resort in my daughter Kerstin’s town. Chloe and I drove the 300 miles to Kelowna, and, after a rest, all…
OK, apart form Earl Grey tea in the morning, (without which I would die!), and my daily phone call with Robbie when we’re in separate countries, I really have very few rituals or routines. I mean, I brush and floss and all that mundane…
Wow you guys, what an amazing day! This is my first ever North Shore Art Crawl. I thought this would be a lovely experience and it was. At best, I thought, there would be someone who would visit me in the studio and at…
Hello from Sunday night everybody and from a very quiet house. 🙁 Yesterday, our little girls came back with balloons; much to Morgan’s annoyance, who followed the string around the house without being able to actually get the darn, floaty thing. Zoe, Isla and…
Well, we did it to ourselves and today we are so tired, but yesterday we had too much fun! My daughters Kerstin, Chloe, and I had a whole day and night to ourselves. I asked them what they would like to do, since our…
I hope you’ve all had a lovely Sunday. It’s been an interesting one round here. Each morning in Feb. I’ve been painting a little something in a sketch book. (I know, white paper instead of 100 yr old ephemera! Well, it’s only once in…