This slick jet called the “Black Bird” arrived at our house yesterday in a birthday package for my son. He loved building it and is now launching it from the kitchen! The first of many!

This is me on a recent happy escape with my honey. We visited a spectacular waterfall and had a romantic walk through the forest. November really is my favorite month of fall. Warm coats, holding hands and hot chocolate. I especially love baking cookies for Christmas and going out for dinner where Christmas decorations abound. […]

Welcome to my island paradise. Just a glimpse for you of our calm November waters. This is the West Coast of Canada!

I don’t know what it is. Maybe the season, running on wet fallen leaves, pumping your arms to go faster, hearing people calling your name in the stands, getting a ribbon. Whatever it is, when I see my children running cross country I feel like I’m transported back to my own childhood/teen years and even […]

Blackberry crumble is my favorite winter desert and that’s mostly because of the time my daughter and I spend picking them in the hot summer sun. Blackberries are like nectre to me. They are of the the great joys of life and I love to celebrate them.

These are the boots I treated myself to when the kids went back to school. They’re by a company called “Rocket Dog” and ever since I got them I haven’t be able to take them off. It’s like my mind is  saying, “don’t let those boots out of your sight, they are too cool!”