Category Archives: Grandparenting
Home Sweet Home
After a 10 hour flight from Frankfurt to Vancouver we prepared for a 4 hour wait before the 10 minute flight to Nanaimo. There just happened to be a connection within 45 minutes so we hussled, paid a small sum, and made … Continue reading
Surpriz!
Have you ever felt like you have met someone through someone else’s description or stories or photos and then you meet them in person and they are not at all what you expect? That has been my experience with Istanbul. … Continue reading
Today
Each day holds enough for a lifetime and I am ever more aware of that as a morning paper addict. In my small world, these are the things that occupy this day. packing for our trip to the Middle East … Continue reading
Mongolian Herdsmanchild
I just had to share a somewhat dated but still adorable photo of our granddaughter. Today marks her first time ever in flight as she boards a plane to Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. Safe travels, little one. … Continue reading
Thoughts on Being Nana
Being a Nana has opened up a floodgate of conversation within a realm to which I am a newcomer. I thought people would be surprised that I have a grandchild since I look so young (apparently another of my illusions). … Continue reading
Raven Rock Farm
House Sitting
A couple of years ago we looked quite seriously at living our lives from someone else’s house. There is a website for people who do that and it’s called Housecarers.com. People arrange for house sitting gigs all over the world … Continue reading
Whole Heartedly
Did you know that there is such a thing as “Training in Amazingness”? If you’re a nurse on the ICU of BC Children’s Hospital, you have to possess a generous measure – just to get into the training. I know … Continue reading