This summer Peter and I went on an adventure to Europe. With the help of a stellar memory and my obsessive journalling, I’m sharing those adventures with you. Part One: Duisburg, Germany Part Two: Fritzlar, Germany Part Three: Bern, Switzerland Part Four: Lake Como, Italy Part Five: Venice, Italy For me, Florence was all about… Continue reading Europe Trip 2013 – Part Six: Florence, Italy
After taking my camera everywhere for a month, packing it with me on trains, subways, mountain trails, and through museums, I guess I needed a break. September 2013 will remain without much photographic evidence in our household. That's okay. Sometimes it's nice to just look at things and remember them that way. This weekend though,… Continue reading Thankful
This summer Peter and I went on an adventure to Europe. With the help of a stellar memory and my obsessive journalling, I’m sharing those adventures with you. Part One: Duisburg, Germany Part Two: Fritzlar, Germany Part Three: Bern, Switzerland Part Four: Lake Como, Italy What can I say about Venice? How can I describe… Continue reading Europe Trip 2013 – Part Five: Venice, Italy
Yesterday was one of those days. You know what I mean, right? Things just...don't go right. The autumn rains of the Pacific Coast have most definitely arrived. Gumboots, rain jackets, umbrellas. As well as flashlights and candles kept close at hand, due to high winds and our somewhat-remote location. The rain poured down, the lights… Continue reading E.R. – Embarassed Reflections on an Emergency Room Visit
This summer Peter and I went on an adventure to Europe. With the help of a stellar memory and my obsessive journalling, I’m sharing those adventures with you. Part One: Duisburg, Germany Part Two: Fritzlar, Germany Part Three: Bern, Switzerland Travelling to Italy has been a dream of mine for many years. Knowing that we… Continue reading Europe Trip 2013 – Part Four: Lake Como, Italy
This summer Peter and I went on an adventure to Europe. With the help of a stellar memory and my obsessive journalling, I’m sharing those adventures with you. Part One: Duisburg, Germany Part Two: Fritzlar, Germany On July 21st, Peter and I said good-bye to our wonderful German hosts and headed out of Duisburg on… Continue reading Europe Trip 2013 – Part Three: Bern, Switzerland
Summertime on the Sunshine Coast is an especially wonderful time. The days are long and bright, the water is warm(er) but always refreshing, and there is always something to do outside. From kayaking and mountain biking to sitting on your own or someone else's deck and drinking a cold beer. I honestly feel a little… Continue reading Summer’s Still Here
This summer Peter and I went on an adventure to Europe. With the help of a stellar memory and my obsessive journalling, I'm sharing those adventures with you. Part One: Duisburg, Germany Friday evening (19 July) we got a late start to Fritzlar with Thomas and Claudia. The drive was about two hours, much of… Continue reading Europe Trip 2013 – Part Two: Fritzlar, Germany
This summer, Peter and I fulfilled a dream we've had since before we got married. We went to Europe!. This was our first major voyage together (read here, here, or here for some of our smaller voyages. I'd love to share some of our adventures and pictures (not all 1800, don't worry). Here is installment… Continue reading Europe Trip 2013 – Part One: Duisburg, Germany
Today marks three years since our wedding day. Let's be real - three years is not that many to be married. It's long enough that 99% of the time I think of myself by my married name now (Although, apparently, not quite long enough that I've changed all my documentation over to it. Oops.) But,… Continue reading Three
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