One of my favorite things that happened this summer was discovering Buntzen Lake, about 30 minutes outside Vancouver. It's a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains, but is (surprisingly) not that cold. Definitely a lot warmer than the ocean & much warmer than a lot of the Alberta lakes I attempted to not only swim but… Continue reading Summer Recap: Buntzen Lake
Will you just look at the size of that thing? Craziness! And one of the things I love about my new neighborhood. I was taking out the garbage this weekend & my new neighbor, an old school Italian retiree, introduced himself. We had a little chat about our respective yards & I walked back into… Continue reading Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
I woke up this morning, made coffee & then got to sit down & check my email & read blogs. Heaven! It's so nice to get back to my usual routine after weeks of moving. If/when I have to move again, I'll definitely hire movers & do it in one big shot instead of the… Continue reading Ahhhhhhhhh!
The move is going at a glacial pace, but before I make yet another trip to the old house (measuring tape in hand), I wanted to drop in to say that I'm alive! I've actually been having a fabulous time since my girlfriend, Paula, had planned a trip out to visit us long before we… Continue reading Boxes Boxes Everywhere
Er, actually that should be more like moving week. We've got most of our stuff at the new pad, but I haven't even touched my office, desk or any of my art supplies or shipping materials. I really don't have time to take off work, so I need that stuff taken over & set up… Continue reading Moving Day
In the tastiest way of procrastinating I've found yet, I baked a batch of Black Apple's favorite brownies yesterday. Yes, I should have been packing, but technically I finished up a bag of white sugar, so that counts as one less thing I'll need to pack, right? Right. They turned out fab with my only… Continue reading Black Apple Brownies
I've been a busy little bee this week with organizing & sorting & planning. Unfortunately very little work has made it through the madness, but hopefully that will all be rectified next week when the boys & I settle into our new hive. That's right! After months of searching, we've finally found a new place… Continue reading A New Hive
I took a little jaunt down to Seattle on the weekend to visit my sister & my cute patootie nephews. My bro-in-law & official employee of said nephews (current occupation: driver) was kind of enough to be dragged escort me to Seattle's massive summer craft spectacular - Urban Craft Uprising. I had a great time… Continue reading Urban Craft Uprising
Vancouver officially broke a record yesterday for hottest day in recorded history, as did much of BC. I know 34 C doesn't sound that hot (93 F), especially if you've ever been to Nevada in the summer (ugh...I have), but us wet coasters are not built for this kind of heat day after day. The… Continue reading Beating the Heat
My mom flew out to BC a few days ago for a quick visit before heading down to see my sister. My sister is having surgery & with a retired nurse for a mom, who better to look after you! Her hubby is great & all, but with 2 little boys on summer holidays, I'm… Continue reading The Family That Digs Together…