Let's recap the last few days...They've been goood ones (Yes, so good it deserves an extra 'o'!) Wednesday Farmers Market Day in Roberts Creek. Lots of fresh, local produce. Preserves, honey, baked goods, even goat cheese. Yum. We came home with fresh kale and beets. We made kale chips for the first time - pretty… Continue reading My Week in Review
In my explorations yesterday I followed a little walking path that pops up randomly along Beach Avenue. The sign next to it says No Beach Access, which left me wondering where it could possibly go. (It seems around here, sooner or later, you always end up at the beach.) But the path went here: A… Continue reading A Life Anniversary
We've had a couple of pretty amazing days in a row here. The weather has been sunny and warm without being uncomfortably hot and we currently live in one of the most beautiful spots in the world. I feel very blessed. Check this out...it's a beach just a couple of blocks from where we're staying.… Continue reading Perfect Days
Yesterday, reading Jane Eyre... With a little bit of this... Jane Eyre is one of those novels that I'm surprised I got through high school and university without reading. In truth, I did my best to avoid it. I lumped it in with Jane Austen and Wuthering Heights and didn't have much desire to read… Continue reading Book Review – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
I'm here, on the Sunshine Coast, looking out on the ocean and listening to the rain. I love it. Peter and I start our house-sitting gig tonight. I'm so happy to be here. Many adventures to come, I hope. After a long and busy day of moving on Saturday, it was great to relax and… Continue reading Happy Birthday Canada!
It's strange to come and go from a place so quickly. Just eight months ago we packed up another U-Haul and arrived in Chilliwack. This weekend we leave. We moved to Chilliwack in a step of faith, trusting that it was the right choice for us at that moment. And now we are doing it… Continue reading Farewell to the Fraser Valley
I've been excited all season for this episode! I love Prague - it's one of my favourite cities. It's full of beautiful architecture and scenery and fascinating culture and history. I'm actually kind of disappointed that no one said Prague is the perfect place to fall in love. Anyway, I had fun watching Emily and… Continue reading The Bachelorette in Praha!
Today is the first day of summer and it's warm and a little muggy outside. The forecast, however, is still full of rain. You know what rain and warm weather do to rivers? They flood! This is the slough a few blocks from our house. It's overflowed its banks in a major way. For reference,… Continue reading Welcome to Summer (Fraser Valley Flood Edition)
This has been my morning so far... Watching The Bachelorette and packing. Believe it or not, all of those boxes you see there are full of books. And there are more I have yet to pack. I have a lot of books. While Emily sent Ryan home, I took pictures off of the walls and… Continue reading Packing Up and Moving On
“A wise and searching novel about the fine line between being useful and being used.” That’s the quote from Elizabeth Hay displayed on the cover of the copy of Good to a Fault (Freehand Books, 2008) that I got out of the library. It’s a good quote –a succinct and accurate description of the novel.… Continue reading Book Review – Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott
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