Monthly Archives: November 2012

Homemade Pie

There’s nothing quite like homemade pie. Especially when it comes out of the oven not long after the guests arrive. Today, we were guests of Dave and Joanne Hatherly and doesn’t that pie look scrumptious? Thank you, Dave and Joanne! … Continue reading

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Girls’ Weekend

    Although it’s the first there is already something traditional-feeling about a pre-Christmas Smoker girls’ weekend in Victoria. Our youngest son came over to Dad-sit last weekend so I could join the girls and what a gift of a time we … Continue reading

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No Place Like Home

There’s a verse in the bible I love that goes something like this, “be careful what you say will happen tomorrow because you really have no idea what’s in store.” The paraphrase is mine but the idea is there. We … Continue reading

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A Jewel in Cluses

Maybe the village of Cluses (pronounced klooz) isn’t on your bucket list of places to visit. It certainly wasn’t a name we knew until a couple of days ago. That’s where we met up with Young Life’s new senior staffers … Continue reading

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Annecy

A two hour train ride east of Lyon put us in the French Alps where lakes and canals are plentiful. The mountain peaks are too, just in case you were confused. Skies were blue and the forecasted rain held off … Continue reading

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