1. Pulled pork and beer Friday night. 2. This arrived in the mail. Total surprise from a friend. So awesome. In case any of you were wondering, yes, it's always okay to send me beautiful signed copies of books. Especially books I love. 3. A trip to Vancouver (aka "The Big City") This included such… Continue reading Eight Highlights of the Weekend
March 8th is International Women's Day. I am very aware that I live in one of the best times and places to be a woman. No, it's not perfect and there is much work left to be done, but I'm also very, very fortunate. In honour of this day, I thought I would share with… Continue reading International Women’s Day – A Book List
First signs of spring outside of my front door. I can't tell you how happy snowdrops make me every year. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 This was a verse our pastor referenced in his sermon… Continue reading Rejoice and Give Thanks
The Casual Vacancy is not Harry Potter. This obvious fact needs to be stated because, I’m willing to bet, 90% of The Casual Vacancy’s readers have picked it up because of the author’s name. I certainly was one of them – driven by a certain curiosity to see what else J.K. Rowling can do. Of… Continue reading Book Review – The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
Finally, the ickiest episode of The Bachelor. The one where they travel to a foreign country and show their ignorance of that country's customs. Oh, wait, no, I mean the episode with the "fantasy suites" where Chris Harrison sets up a weird situation. Sean arrives in Thailand and tells us, "It looks like something out… Continue reading Bachelor Sean – Episode 9
On Saturday morning Peter and I explored the Homesite Creek trails. This looping hike is just a few minutes up the highway from where we live. You can't really complain about the rain when it means you get to live in the middle of such green lushness. A fallen tree seems to have diverted the… Continue reading Homesite Creek Hike
Not to keep harping on my awesome view but...we have a pretty killer view. The fun part though is that it's different at every hour of the day. The tide changes, as tides do. It swirls in and out around that rock in the centre. To the right of where the above picture is, a… Continue reading Views From The Deck
A week and a bit without internet somehow ended up meaning I missed three episodes of The Bachelor. It was somewhat exhausting to catch up but obviously I can't miss a moment of Sean's quest to find true love! (Yeah, I definitely had it playing in the background while I did other stuff, though I… Continue reading Thoughts on the last 3 Bachelor episodes
Hope you all got to do precisely what you wanted on Valentine's Day! Whether that was a romantic dinner with a special someone or eating cheap chocolate while watching The Bachelor. This is what I got on Valentine's Day: Rather than flowers, Peter decided to get me "a bouquet of snacks". The man knows I… Continue reading Happy Discount Chocolate Day!
As mentioned, Peter and I have moved! We are now living in a converted boathouse, about 20 minutes outside of Sechelt (maybe closer, maybe further, depending on who you're driving behind on the highway!) For the past seven months most of our stuff has been in storage so it's been a fun couple of weeks… Continue reading Our New Place
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