In this picture we see Jane Smith’s grandmother clock encased in cardboard string and packing tape along with my 85 L backpack it will soon be leaving this country for an unknown period of time. A fitting scene for the end of today. I cleaned up a number of other things in the house and…… Continue reading From trailer to trailer
Box 1
So I think this means that this is actually happening…
Which is better?
So it's the first real snow of the season around here. Up till now, we've had a few flakes. But now we have actual coverage. It is only October 27 – so it won't last – but it's a nice intro and the kids are super excited. I'm sitting inside while they are out playing. They…… Continue reading Which is better?
All sunshine
Ruby took a strong interest in canoeing at the end of the summer. I couldn't have been happier to be out there with her. This picture is from early September 2016. I remember how warm it was. I remember we saw some big dock spiders along the cliffs at in the bay we paddled. I remember…… Continue reading All sunshine
Cub camp
Awesome weekend at camp wildman complete with Mosquitos, poison ivy, pig roast, sand, soap carvig, capture the flag, kubb, my first ever time playing ukulele by the campfire in front of other people, and lots of laughs with the kids.
Right on schedule
Impetigo. On ruby. Third summer in a row. She was devastated. Three hours in the pool. Perhaps a little too much sun, and the ghosts of impetigo past = Sunday night meltdown.
New bedtime policy
The reading bug has got a hold of ruby. In a big way too. She is currently reading in most of her spare moments and she appears to be willing to read all kinds of stuff. We could t be happier. Except for the bedtime arguments. She would rather read than go to sleep. And…… Continue reading New bedtime policy
90!
My kids wake up early. I’m not sure why. And it seems that the later they stay up, the earlier they wake. It’s perplexing. And when they have a sleepover with their cousins at the cottage, they wake up the earliest. Well today it happened to be the celebration of queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday. In…… Continue reading 90!
3 Ginger Snaps 