I naively walked into keeping chickens thinking “mmm fresh eggs” and “awe, fuzzy chicks” What I didn’t realize is that there has been a whole other reason for having a flock in our lives. Sex Yep. Sex. And our Kids. […]
Soccer season is in full swing, and that means the rains have come to the west coast as well. Mucky cleats and wet kids fill my weekends, and this normally "snacky" household is in need …
There are a bundle of things that are different now that we are out of the city and living rural, but some are more obvious than others. Some also make a greater impact, and affect …
I am all about the Malbec, bout the malbec, no chardonnay, especially when the temperature dips and the darkness creeps in earlier each night. There is nothing more perfectly winter than curling up in front of …
This summer I fell in love. I am not really a technical sort of gal and rarely use "digital" shortcuts in my life. My "apps" list is very short and mostly focussed on finding out …
It can be so easy to continue on, to be swept along the path of least resistance. To submit to the current. We sometimes feel that this is the right path, that destiny will lead us and …
My first daughter was due 10 days before Christmas, 11 years ago. When she still hadn't show up and the stockings were being hung by the tree, we were sent in for testing. The ultrasounds …
I have had the great fortune to be on both sides of the integrated campaign experience, both as a blogger and as a campaign creator/manager. Time and again I see things bloggers do RIGHT that makes …
I am a practical gal, and my husband is a practical fellow. We work hard, pay our bills and save our money for logical and necessary things. We rarely "splurge" and have learned to count …
It has been on my list since we moved to SaltSpring and decided to "make" life happen to had make our own pasta. German by heritage, this is not a skill I was ever taught …
I am a win-win sort of person, always believing that there must be a way for multiple people to benefit in most situations. All it takes is for us to think outside ourselves and find …
There aren't a lot of rules in our house, being passive style parents, but there are one or two. And rules is such a harsh word, I more like to think of them as suggestions, …
It has been a strange week, both online and in real life. Being blasted with so many messages online, attempting to sift through the words just used to incite and the conversations that are there …
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Hubby and I took a walk yesterday, trying to get the chubby dog to lose some weight (and possibly the same for us humans) We wandered "down the road", checked the mail and continued on. …
