Monthly Archives: July 2015
Mishaps
A few years ago — I’m thinking 30 — when camping still seemed like a viable holiday option, our family ventured east with another family, our besties. First stop was near Kamloops, where tumble weeds tumble across an arid landscape … Continue reading
Companions
Sometimes our journey through life can be a bit mundane and we need a little livening up. Puppies are just the thing! These ones belong to my quilting, knitting, tea-drinking buddy, Leslie, and I am very pleased to welcome them … Continue reading
A Rare Specimen
While vacationing on Oahu a few years ago, my husband and I picked up a trail book at Barnes and Noble because we wanted a closer look at the volcanic wild. The book suggested a trailhead in an upscale subdivision … Continue reading
Hydrate
I’ve been in the Sinai desert twice in my lifetime. The first was in spring of 1979. It was a pilgrimage of sorts where I and 2 friends camped on the beach of the Red Sea. We worked hard at … Continue reading
Journey of the Heart
Journeying is a good metaphor for a lot of life’s little ploddings. For example, I’m in the process of learning to paint and was delighted to find a high school classmate who offers beginner watercolour classes on Gabriola Island. One … Continue reading
Home
The thing about going home is that it’s just so normal and ordinary that we don’t think to take photos on our way there. Perhaps a plane shot over the left wing with Mount Baker in the distance glowing white … Continue reading
Full Circle
It’s 7 hours by train from Berlin to Amsterdam and we enjoyed every minute. We arrived just in time for a Dutch dinner and ate at an Indonesian-French fusion restaurant on the street, as is typical in Europe. The street-eating … Continue reading