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There will be a brief, but temporary absence of posts in the next day or two, while I am delivering our newest baby.Any emails will be answered as soon as is feasible. Thanks to those of you who have...
View ArticleBack to School Nonsense and the Bigger Picture
According to the parenting ‘expert’ on todays morning news, I’m doing it all wrong. Everything. If you were to subscribe to her viewpoint, it would seem that sending a kid off to school these days...
View ArticleA little bit of Strawberry
As you can see, at 10 weeks, my wee one is not quite so wee anymore……they say that if a parent carries the “red” gene, you have a one in four chance of having a red-headed child. Bingo on number 4!
View ArticleIts just an ear…..it’s just an ear…it’s just an ear…
Or, at least that’s what I keep trying to tell myself, STILL – 2 and a half hours later. This morning as I was sitting at my desk, fate played me a hand that( looking back now), I should have...
View ArticleFirst Love
After making an instant connection during a brief encounter, my son and this lass were caught kissing through the glass following this intense gaze that lasted minutes. Posted in Laila Yuile Tagged:...
View ArticleWhy I love living the West Coast life.
After using my last professional Nikon SLR camera since 1989 ( and it is still a top-notch fim camera), a fantastic new Nikon D40X has taken its place. Where I go, the Nikon goes, and here are a few...
View ArticleBits and Bites – Wednesday January 14th, 2009
Good morning to all! I have, in uncustomary manner, posted three separate posts this morning, so I would urge you to scroll down to see what else is going on around Metro Vancouver. It seems we have...
View ArticleThe X factor.
” Bye Mom- love you! ” , she said as she walked out the door to go to school. I stood by the window holding my 7 month old son, and we both watched her walk away down the street. I’ve never been...
View ArticleBeginnings
Standing in the back of the store in a row with all the other mothers, I waited patiently for my daughters reaction, unseen as she was behind the doors of the change room. ” Nope. Not happening, Mom.”...
View ArticleMy eldest son turns 16 today… ( gee I feel old again)
( the usual Bits and Bites is being pre-empted by pastry making and pie baking- come back tomorrow for a late issue) Even though I’m getting pretty close to 40, I never really feel old. At least not on...
View ArticleBig Lotto win only highlights grocer’s generous and caring nature
As many of you may agree, watching the evening news can nearly be a catalyst for depression. Murder, rape, global starvation and human rights atrocities fill the screen, story after story, every night...
View ArticleOperation Backpack Update #2-“Maybe a kind gesture can reach a wound that...
Tis the season….not only for giving and caring,but for all sorts of lovely germs and things! Because a nasty little virus has been making the rounds of the house, this post is overdue! Now that...
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