Category: Family Life

  • Autumn

    This is my most favorite time of year in East Vancouver. The leaves give a nice satisfying crunch as you walk, the warm late afternoon air is heavy with the scent of blackberries, grapes and figs and that low sun gives everything a beautiful golden hue. My boys went back to school this week and…

  • Thank you

    I wanted to say thanks for all your well wishes as I embark on the next step in my journey. Reading all your comments, texts and emails has made me feel unstoppable. I really can feel all of your support, love and well wishes – it makes me know I can do this and it’s…

  • a little man, and his little friend.

    We are very honoured to introduce to you our guest blogger Laura, mother of sweet Amos, a boy you would find impossible not to fall in love with. Laura and her beautiful family are local on the Island with us, as well as new friends of ours! We were first brought together through a photo…

  • Little Traditions

    Growing up, it was always just me and mom. We didn’t have a lot of extended family and those we did have lived on the mainland so we rarely saw them. Because it was just the two of us, we often made up our own (often quirky) family traditions. At Christmas time, we decorated a…

  • A Halloween Tale

    Halloween is one of my favourite holidays of the year.  And my favourite part are the pumpkins.  I love visiting our local farm and taking a ride on the tractor, picking out that special pumpkin that will be my canvas.  I love to sit back and watch my children do this, seeing what draws them…

  • A Cool treat to beat the Summer heat

    Hello Everyone! In my house, we try our best to avoid refined sugars and artificial flavours/colours. Come summer time, when the kids want an ice cold beverage, running to the store and grabbing what we call a Slurpee would be a quick fix. But I’ve discovered a quicker, easier and healthier way of doing this!…