Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen! to my fabulous, slightly scary, bossy-big-sister, smart-as-a-whip, ultra-competent, very cute and tons-of-fun niece, Rohan! It’s been such fun watching you grow up, sweetie, and I love getting to spend time with…

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after the weekend, I’m in a fog . . .

I’ve been away since Thursday morning — in Vancouver ’til Sunday, and then we went to Victoria where Paul had meetings today. We had dinner with my son and his girlfriend last night at the…

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Happy Valentine’s Day

We’ve had some gorgeous sunshine on the coast for the last two days, but it’s foggy today and cool-ish — a good day for snuggling up with a Valentine on some cozy, colourful cushions. The…

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cooking up some memories

Apropos of wanting what I have, I am so enjoying the simplicity of steel-cut oats, brought to a boil and then simmered in salted water for 15 or 20 minutes, served with milk and a…

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Happy Birthday, Rhiannon

Happy Birthday to my lovely daughter, Rhiannon, who besides looking very good in hats is also feisty, smart, sensitive, thoughtful, funny, loyal, and often fierce! Rhiannon often reminds me (altho’ I don’t tell her so…

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