Welcome back to my blog. Spring has arrived at long last and with it, came focaccia bread and inspiring sparks of joy. A few weeks ago, our children were off school for their two week, “spring break.” Boy, did we need a time out from our usual routine. During those two weeks, we accomplished a …
I took the picture of the bridge above, which is located in the Cathedral Grove park, near Parksville, B.C., many years ago. Cathedral Grove, is home to some of Western Canada’s tallest and oldest trees. I was awestruck, traveling through this gathering of wisdom and history. Walking this bridge, reminded me of my life’s journey. …
After trying to conceive for several years, and after the sad loss of our soulbaby (a 12 week loss), I turned to meditation and yoga. Slowly, I came out of the fog of depression stemming from that miscarriage. The dark days of winter grew lighter. I started seeing the beauty around me. The early signs …
The words “be safe, have fun,” keep reverberating through my brain. They were the last things I said to my two kids, who left on adventures this week. My son Mitchell, who will be off on a grand adventure to Australia at the first of March, left on a west coast road trip this past …
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice.”~ T.S. Eliot~ I started this post at the beginning of January but, alas, did not get around to finishing or posting it. Before I knew it. Chinese New Year had arrived, and once again, I lingered over the keys, …
Merry Christmas!….it’s good to be back. This year end blog post, is basically centered on the theme of Henry David Thoreau’s quote below. ~”Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to mankind”~ It’s timely is it not? After all, the weeks leading …
Have you ever noticed when you do one thing, several other things fall into place at the same time? It’s kind of like the above quote, “A Manifesto for a Simple Life;” when we stress less for instance, we laugh more. Recently, it occurred to me that by becoming a more sustainable family; growing our …
Triple Berry No Sugar Muffins and Five Easy Things to Help Our Planet Read More »
I missed writing my minimalist Monday post yesterday. Partly, due to the fact that our three youngest children were playing with their youth orchestra at a music festival out of town, and partly due to the fact that I’m oh so very sad. You …
Welcome to another Minimalist Monday post. In a few short hours, the last Monday of Spring break will be over and everyone will be back to their respective schools/jobs. It was a fabulous break in so many ways. No we didn’t go to Hawaii, or to Mexico, like many of our children’s friend’s …
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The Price of Anything is the Amount of Life You Exchange For It It’s been the wackiest first week of spring break. We thought the nice weather was finally with us, but then out of the blue, it started snowing. Everyone was shocked. Normally by the time that my sister J, blows out her …
My dear blogging family, With spring on our doorstep, I feel light and free; as if I could accomplish anything! It’s also the first Monday of spring break and I have two, glorious weeks to spend with my youngest children. The endless days spread out enticingly before us. We have a long list of …
“It is the first mild day of March. Each minute sweeter than before…There is a blessing in the air. ~William Wordsworth~ Guess what? As I knock on my wooden desk, I have to tell you that the last three days have been sunny and glorious. The snow is slowly melting and the birds …
Does this post’s title make you hungry? I know it’s a lot of food all in one place but we need serious comfort food around here. It snowed last night. Again! Now, don’t get me wrong, I appreciate living in a climate where there are four seasons, but this year, I’ve had enough snow. I’m …
Shepherd’s Pie, Cornmeal Muffins, Berry Coffee Cake Read More »
My mom loved to smile. Even though she was a child who lived through the tough depression years, even though she was a young woman during World War Two, even though she became a widow at 39, and was left to care for her daughters, she learned the art of smiling. Random Fact: If you …