ADVENT-URE

Dec 3, 2015 | Blog

Hello December, you stealthy, surreptitious month, you! Every year without fail, you coyly hint at your upcoming arrival as soon as the temperature plummets; yet your entrance always manages to catch us by surprise. December, you certainly induce a racing heart— to-do...

“I used to think ‘NO’ was a swearword…”

Nov 8, 2015 | Blog

…but now I think it’s a blessing of epic proportion. You see I, like many others (maybe even you, dear one), have long been a people-pleaser who just can’t seem to utter the word “no” when asked to do something—anything. It’s taken me many, many years to realize I can...

PRESS PAUSE. GIVE THANKS.

Oct 16, 2015 | Blog

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! Plump pumpkins, crunchy red leaves, a nip in the air, and turkeys on sale all remind us that it’s that time of year when we need to press the pause button and count our blessings. This is our twentieth Thanksgiving in Canada, and I have to...

THE TAPESTRY

Sep 18, 2015 | Blog

I’m a big fan of the word “tapestry”. You know how certain words evoke richness and wondrous visuals and all sorts of possibilities? Well “tapestry” does it for me. Weird? Possibly. But here’s the thing—my article “A story of Survival: Mother of the Bride” was...

READY OR NOT…

Sep 4, 2015 | Blog

Where, oh where did the summer go? Are we seriously falling into fall already? This week I’m in limbo, lamenting the end of carefree, schedule-free, long, hot days of summer—yet desperately ready for structure, sanity, and cute boots. I love, love, love summer, it’s...

Deer & Squirrels & Bears—OH MY!

Aug 14, 2015 | Blog

Anyone who knows us well, knows that we have really tried to be at one with nature. Embarking on our adventure from the tame UK to the wilds of Canada was bound to bring its challenges, and I like to think we have maintained a British stiff upper lip and embraced the...