Sunday Evening Comforts of Home

Thanks for all who expressed concern in tweets or comments below — we felt no earthquake here, and for now, the only tsunami’s the one that blew through in the form of houseguests — a…

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Autumn Puttering — That’s What Rainy Days Are For!

After weeks of record-breaking drought (the driest September ever recorded in Vancouver; here in Nanaimo, the driest since 1998, which had broken all previous). . . . it’s baaaaack! Yes, we can almost hear the…

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My Man on the Beach . . .

It’s not everyday one’s husband shoulders the chainsaw & announces he’s off to make a coffee table (from beach logs) #manlyman #swoon & #lol — Materfamilias (@Materfam) August 5, 2012 I tweeted this the other…

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Pathways to Perspective . . .

Generally, I’m a fairly busy, disciplined, and productive sort although I tend to accuse myself regularly of laziness (that’s a long story, going back, as they do, to my childhood: eldest daughter of large family).…

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Mini Getaway and some MaterPride

My son’s convocation from University of Victoria was last Thursday, and we were there to watch him walk across the stage, kneel before the Chancellor, re-place his hat in that ages-old academic ritual. Very moving,…

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