Aside from my Autumn Reading List, I'm doing some extracurricular reading these days. A peek at my bedside table (which is actually a bookshelf because I have a book addiction problem) might give you a hint as to a life change we're expecting around here. This newest story is due to make its appearance around… Continue reading Something New
Last Friday, Bella the Dog went home to be with her real family. While we won't miss her slightly fishy smell and her nose in our faces at 6:15am, we had a great time with her. (I do miss the ten homemade apple-and-blackberry scones she ate.) I'll also miss how crazy she looks… Continue reading Some mornings.
Here it is, the books I hope to read this coming fall: 1. Shotgun Lovesongs by Nicholas Butler 2. Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon 3. Harvest by Jim Crace 4. Sweetland by Michael Crummey 5. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 6. The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng 7.… Continue reading Autumn 2014 Reading List
Way back at the beginning of the summer, I posted my To Read list for the coming months. So how did I do? Well, here's the list: 1. Maps & Legends by Michael Chabon Status: Unread 2. Crazy Love by Francis Chan Status: Unread 3. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler Status: Read! Read my… Continue reading In Conclusion – My Summer 2014 Reading List
My view tonight: And also this: September got off to an autumnal start with a good pour of rain this morning. It makes the sun look all the sweeter. Peter and I are puppy-sitting for a few weeks. This week we're making the transition to having Bella the Dog stay at our place during… Continue reading Puppies and Rain and Other Nice Things
Today marks four years since the bright, sunny day on which Peter and I got married. While four years is not a monumental anniversary, it is one that deserves to be celebrated. Because I think our marriage deserves to be celebrated. It has been four good years. Four years of getting to know each other… Continue reading Four
This weekend, I got a full on literary experience, compliments of the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts. This is the longest running Canadian Festival of its kind (this weekend marked 32 years) and features a wonderful line-up of Canadian authors. It's always a delightful mixture of big name writers and up and coming… Continue reading Celebrating the Written Arts
With a very warm July and early August, our backyard is bursting with fruit. Yesterday was the first cooler day with a little bit of rain and so I decided to devote myself to dealing with some of this. Those are yellow plums, figs, and apples from our yard and a zucchini from our neighbours'.… Continue reading Backyard Harvest
A year ago, I was swimming in this river: But summer locally is not too shabby either: This past weekend, Peter and I explored an area neither of us had previously been to. Francis Point has been a Provincial Park since 2001. A trail takes you along the water and through the trees. Walking through… Continue reading Hike at Francis Point
This past weekend, Peter and I had a whirlwind city trip to attend a wedding. And by whirlwind, I mean that we totally had time to stop for donairs when we stumbled across the Vancouver Latino festival. (Not that donairs are Latino...) A wedding gave me a chance to wear one of my fancier dresses… Continue reading Lately (+ a bonus dress!)
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