I've had this book - a copy that my dad apparently received as a Christmas gift in 1966 - on my shelf for years and never read it or realized that it's a sequel to Lost in the Barrens. Fortunately, you don't need to have read that more famous novel to follow the plot in… Continue reading Book Review: The Curse of the Viking Grave – Farley Mowat
I've been the mother of one child for six months now so I am obviously an expert. And everyone loves receiving unsolicited baby advice, right? Three weeks post-partum is too soon to try on your pre-pregnancy pants. Just don't do it. You'll feel sad. You have lost a lot of weight. But not that much.… Continue reading Unsolicited Advice
It's hard for me to believe that it's been almost ten years since I last set foot in China. It's been even longer since I've been to Beijing - all the way back to the summer of 2002. Since then, the city has hosted the Olympics and, no doubt, changed drastically. Jan Wong details many… Continue reading Book Review: Beijing Confidential – Jan Wong
The past weeks have brought big changes around here. With September, a new schedule sets in for our family. With summer over and Peter back to work, Pearl and I had to get used to hanging out just the two of us again from Monday to Friday. We have lots of fun together. Pearl loves… Continue reading Life Lately
Peter and I have always enjoyed hiking and exploring areas around us here on the Coast. So this has been something we've definitely wanted to continue now that we have a baby. Some lovely friends gifted us this sweet Deuter child backpack (the Kid Comfort III, if you're interested). Now that Pearl's six months and… Continue reading Big Fir Hike
August was a good reading month. Two things helped. 1) Having no internet for the first twenty days and 2) Long periods of wakefulness with a baby for the first half of the month. (The way I get through nighttime feedings is with a soft light and a good book.) Here's what I read: Half… Continue reading What I Read – August 2015
It's been six months since we brought Pearl home. It has been six months of smiles, laughter, naptimes, a few sleepless nights, and some tears. Pearl can roll over, coos and chatters, and drools like crazy. Our guess is that she is moments away from crawling. She loves to cuddle, loves to put anything and… Continue reading A Pearl Health Update
Today it's been five years since Peter and I got married. Today is the first wedding anniversary where I've looked back at pictures of that day and thought, "We look young." This past year of marriage has been a big one. We had a baby. We bought our first house. I mean, I know that's… Continue reading Five Years
We moved! And it turned out that our new house had never had internet hooked up before. So we waited two weeks. They sent a guy. He needed a truck. We waited a week. Another guy showed up. And twenty days later we have internet. Yet just as it did in the nineties, life exists… Continue reading Things That Happened Without the Internet
The Gammage Cup - Carol Kendall (A Voyager Book, 1969) I first read The Gammage Cup at school in grade seven and loved it. While it doesn't quite stand up to an adult reading, it's still a fun read. It's got fantasy, adventure, swords, and mysterious fires. As well, it deals with the importance of… Continue reading Reading With Pearl – July 2015
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