We are starting to do things for the second time these days, now that we have passed our first Salt Spring Anniversary. We know a little more, we have ideas about what to expect and we come prepared. Last year […]
So, a family walks into a park with a chicken and two ducks, and a platter of cheese and crackers. . . kind of sounds like the start of a bad joke, doesn’t it? In fact, it was our saturday […]
I have had a rough go of sharing my thoughts with you this week. I’m stumped. Blocked. Lost in thought. Completely lost in thought. My mind is stuck in the last year, reminiscing, and honestly; how many times can I […]
A year ago we hopped the ferry and spent our first weekend on Salt Spring. We visited schools, we checked out the rental options, we hung out and explored. I remember every little detail of that weekend. I remember the […]
I have talked before about being able to see a light at the end of the kid tunnel I am currently residing in. It is there, and while it is still only a pinprick of light, I find myself daydreaming […]
A huge SMOOCH to Christine Nielsen for sharing her thoughts with us today! I have always been a realist, a pragmatic, a planner, a saver, an atheist, a believer in science and walker of the straight and narrow. I have […]
I am a planner. I like to have a plan, and stick to the plan. I also like to have a back up plan, and a plan for other options, and a plan to include some flexibility in the plan. […]
We love our island, the home we have built here and the life we are living. We also love that we are continually put in situations where we fall in love with it all over again. And again, and again. […]
Life is funny sometimes (okay, all the time. Life is funny ALL the time) I spent last week deep in thought about our one year anniversary of “the big decision” and then, when the actual day rolled around, we were […]
Someone asked me to write on living in the world of “good enough” As in . . . I am walking my kids to school, the sun is shining and we are “pretty happy”, so this should all be good […]
A year ago, we were in the midst of the week from hell. It was a bad, bad week. It was the week of our life (so far) where we hit rock bottom. We were working late nights, I was […]
We are slowly adapting to rural living. Kind of. Well, maybe not. We love the chickens, and the eggs, but still have a lot to learn. Especially the 7yr old. She is an amazing nurturer, and loves those chickens and […]
“They” say that Australians are darn close to Canadians in many things. They are both outdoorsy, Barbecue a lot, are under the Commonwealth and use the metric system. As well, people say our sense of humor is similar (that means they are awesome, […]
We thought it would be funny. Apparently it wasn’t. Being April Fools day we thought we would “fool” the kids and tell them dad got a job working up in the Northwest Territories. The clincher being that because it was so […]
It is lambing season here on the island, and that means the fields are filled with the fuzzy jumpers and every time I see the Saltspring Lamb signs I get a little twinge in my heart. I went “off lamb” […]