Sometimes in attempting to achieve one objective, you accomplish goals you never knew you had. When we came to look at our loaner house we noticed it was missing an important kitchen appliances. No dishwasher. Hmm. Not good. Hubby and […]
A few days ago I was on a low. Taking action I posted an ad in the local online rag for a running buddy. I woke up to answers. I had a few emails of eager runners …
We didn't know much (ok ANYTHING) about Saltspring before we moved here. Like many of the locals, we moved here on a bit of a whim (how else can you do it) and had only visited twice …
We left the island today. We have only been here a couple weeks, but we popped off today to do a load of little errands and bring some bunny buddies back home. It was a beautiful …
I had to poke my hubby today. We have plans to get some bunnies next week and are still without a bunny space. Hubby is tired. The wall is here, and he has hit it …
Our new home is full of windows, which means we see reflections of different spaces in every room we are in. This morning I was in our bedroom, drying my hair (attempting cleanliness even though I …
Check out my winning entry …yes, the entry that WON me and my family a 2 week trip to St Lucia and $15,000 via TomTom Map Paradise contest! From wet and rainy Vancouver, our family of 5 is …
Arg, The summer weight has piled on. Ok. Maybe not piled… but there is some. I am getting out walking and raking, but I haven’t sweat long and hard for a while (no dirty comments ladies!) As …
In the city (our old life) my husband worked full time, and I parented fulltime (oh, right, while working from home full time) . This meant I had massive contact day to day, hour to …
It’s the night before we go to Saltspring. We have had a busy week, we think we are as prepared as we can be (as prepared as we have room for anyway) Tomorrow is the …
During this chaotic month my parents have helped us out by grand-dog sitting one of our furry pooches. Our little girly springer spaniel has spent the month swimming at the beach, playing with the hoards of guests …
I like camping, really, I do. I like being outside. I like creative cooking off propane, coals and a portable bbq. I like afternoon naps and the peace and quiet. But I must say, I don’t …
It’s the little things that can sometime catch you off guard and throw you for a loop. The silly little things that cause your stomach to lurch a little and a nervous laugh to escape …
Today we stopped. We completely and utterly stopped. We are on our 2nd day camping (which means it is still fun and fresh and that rank camping smell hasn’t permeated everything we own… yet) We were pleasantly …
We are in transition! I am not good at transition. We leave Vancouver and travel up desolation sound (2 ferries, 6 hours) Our truck and trailer are loaded to the brim with all the extras we couldn’t fit …
