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Stop climbing up on things they said. And I’d respond, don’t worry about it, I don’t break. Guess what? I broke my right foot while stepping down off a chair I had climbed on to get a bottle of shampoo from the bathroom cupboard! It all happened so fast while everyone else was sleeping. I didn’t notice the other plastic bottle that had fallen down out of the cupboard before I landed on it hard.…

I woke up this morning to smoke-filled outside air caused by wildfires nearby and in northern Quebec. The Air Quality is off the charts!

I woke up this morning to smoke-filled outside air caused by wildfires nearby and in northern Quebec. The air quality has been getting steadily worse over the last few days. On a scale of 1-10, yesterday we registered at 3 and today we are 10+! The sun is glowing bright orange while I can barely see across the river out back. Usually people like me (“old”) are advised to stay inside on days like…

Freezing rain led to another major Ice Storm last week. Read what happened at our home and how we coped with no electricity.

Here we go again! Freezing rain began early in the morning the other day, accompanied by lightening and loud thunder. I don’t ever remember a thunderstorm in early April! Our cats were terrified of the house-shaking booms of thunder and ran downstairs to hide. The wind was also pretty wicked. By early afternoon, the ice rain coated everything in site. The first tree to lose its battle with…

Remembering Chris today and always.

When we first moved here in 1981, most of the trees around us were small little saplings. They've grown ALOT in the 41+ years since! But some trees haven't survived.

When we first moved here in 1981, most of the trees around us were small little saplings. They’ve grown ALOT in the 41+ years since! I’ve planted hundreds of root bare native trees and fruit trees too. But the trees that stand out the most are fondly known as the 3 climbing trees in our backyard. We trimmed the lower branches to make handles to help the young kids climb up and over the years,…

Chris

I still love to celebrate important events that have coloured my life. Halloween is one time of the year that we've had fun with over the years.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Even though my kids have all grown up now, I still love to celebrate important events that have coloured my life. Halloween is one time of the year that we’ve had fun with over the years. As always, food plays a major role in our family celebrations and Halloween is no exception. I’ve made a simple, nutritious recipe of rice, hamburger, tomato sauce, and spices and served it hot…

Living In The Covid Era

It’s been a year and a half since our world was turned upside-down with Covid-19. We have been through three waves of this terrible virus, so far. The first wave began in March 2020 when the Sars-Cov-2 virus spread around the world and invaded every continent. We went into lockdown which included the closing of all businesses except grocery stores and pharmacies, and shutting down travel. Wearing…

You can’t see it. Or smell it. Or taste it. Or hear it. Or feel it. But make no mistake. Covid-19 disease has changed the world as we knew it. Nobody alive has ever seen anything like this before. We are living in unprecedented history. THIS virus does not discriminate – it’s an equal opportunity killer.

I have been following this novel (new) coronavirus since I first heard about it at the end of…

Blast from the past ~ Halloween!

We've been busy painting! Read about our House Painting Renovations in today's blog.

We’ve been busy painting! Well I SHOULD say by daughter Nellie has been busy painting. I tried to help her paint her room a few years ago and I got ‘fired’, sort of. She kindly asked me to sit down and relax and just watch while we listen to Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone audio book, hahaha.

Our recent painting blitz started all because of a flood downstairs – a pipe broke in the…

March 2nd. Remembering Chris today 1960-2008. We miss him every day

Remembering Chris today 1960-2008.

  We miss him every day

Christmas Letter 2016.