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
Ten Thousand Lovers - Edeet Ravel (Review Books, 2003) This was a well-written, interesting, and engaging read. The characters are believable and fascinating. It's easy to imagine that their lives began and continue before and after we meet them in the action of this novel. Set in Israel in the 1970s, Ten Thousand Lovers, tells… Continue reading What I Read – July 2015
It's been two and a half years that Peter and I have lived in our little house by the sea.Two and half years of beach fires, ocean swims, trail hikes. Countless walks to the pier and drinks on the deck. This little house is full of memories. Stormy nights and power outs, muggy nights with… Continue reading Ode to a Boathouse
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