The weather around here has been bright, sunny, and cold. The air is crisp, the leaves are falling. Yesterday seemed like the perfect day to do a hike we'd long wanted to do - Skookumchuck Narrows. Peter and I and our friend, Kyle. This is one of the few hikes around here that I've actually… Continue reading A Skookum Hike
We have (very quickly) reached the ickiest episode of The Bachelor - the fantasy dates. The Bachelor Canada departed from its American predecessor by locating these three dates in Canada, rather than a tropical location. Brad and our three remaining ladies (Bianka, Kara, and Whitney) head east to the Canadian Maritimes. Somewhere I hope to… Continue reading Bachelor Canada – Episode 6
Dear Americans, Tomorrow is your election day. Tomorrow you'll be voting with your confusing electoral system that I don't really understand and deciding who leads your country for the next four years. It's weird being a Canadian during the U.S. election season (which always seems to last so bloody long!) I can't imagine it's the… Continue reading Dear Americans
Episode 5 and we're already on hometown dates. The show begins with a long re-hash of Brad's journey for love and all the ladies are so special and blah blah blah. Hey! Brad's driving along Dallas Road by Beacon Hill Park - just to his left is a beach where Peter and I got engaged… Continue reading The Bachelor Canada – Episode 5 (Hometown Dates)
If you woke up this morning and thought, "Oh crap, it's Halloween. I guess I should dress up like something" then this post's for you! I find myself in a stage of life where I could care less about Halloween. I don't have kids and I have no desire to dress up and go to… Continue reading 5 Lazy Halloween Costumes You Can Pull Together Today
After a few days of rain and a tsunami warning* last night, a day of sun came as a surprise. This morning before church. Afternoon on the beach. I've heard people from eastern Canada (Please note: I consider anything east of the Rockies to be eastern Canada but usually when I say "eastern Canada" I… Continue reading Scenes From a Sunday
I feel prepared to make the argument that The Fault in Our Stars is not a young adult book. It's a book about young adults. I think there are books, written for a young adult audience, or any particular audience, that are well-written enough and important enough that they become greater than their intended audience.… Continue reading Book Review – The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
We are zooming through the first season of the Canadian Bachelor. If you thought the regular Bachelor was a fast way to "find love", we Canadians are even speedier apparently. Next week is hometown dates already. I can't even keep track of all the ladies' names yet! This was not a super exciting episode but… Continue reading The Bachelor Canada – Episode 4
This story begins with my desire for a pair of coloured pants. You know what I'm talking about, right? Yellow pants, purple pants, red pants, blue pants. It's a Dr. Seuss story in the fashion world right now. Pants come in many different colours and that's exciting. It's also scary though. Because I've worn coloured… Continue reading New Pants!
Yesterday evening Peter and I sat down to dinner and Pete immediately jumped up to grab the camera. "Don't you want to talk a picture of this meal?" he asked. So, here it is: That's chicken pot pie and butternut squash soup. And a glass of wine. I made everything but the wine! I think… Continue reading Rainforest Living
