It has been a crazy week. After 8 days away, this past week has been spent playing catch up. Catch up with the family. Catch up with the work. I have been on auto-respond and in reactive mode… and that […]
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 […]
As you may know with my frequent complaining about our three year old… he rarely plays on his own. He is needy and clingy (and in the same breath I will use loving and attached). He has the attention span […]
There are some pretty fabulous moments in all of our lives. Moments where you catch your breath and say “Yup, this IS happening” Moments where you are amazed at where you are, what you are doing and take a wee […]
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 […]
One week in and my brain is certainly turned to mush, and I am sure the kids aren’t fairing much better. Sunshine, beaches, picnics and a few precious moments where mom just needs the “boob tube” to do some babysitting. […]
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 […]
Over the weekend I was at an event full of activities and workshops. One session the participants took off to the nearby playground and … well, they played. They played games, they played on the swimgsets, the climbers. The women […]
Baby animals are cute. Full stop. They ooze cute. So when hubby brought home half a dozen 5 day old ducklings, they oozed their cuteness all over us. He has settled in well to the “Gentleman Farmer” lifetyle, and while […]
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. […]
Yes, I know perfect is going pretty far here, but we just had a pretty amazing weekend. Sure, there were a few blips in the days (two meltdowns by the 3yr old blip for starters) but they were so insignificant compared […]
I have been in Vancouver for a week. I had an amazing time. Utterly amazing. But I can’t stop smiling as I sit here on the ferry, on my way home. It is such an extraordinary feeling to be returning […]
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 […]