stories

  • January

    Last week, I talked about my 2020 experience, so it occurred to me to call this post ‘year ahead.’ But, let’s face it, I haven’t thought much of the ‘year’ ahead at this point. January has just been on my mind. My co-worker and friend will be leaving after the…

  • New Year

    Happy New Year, friends! Looking forward to an amazing 2021. I had close to 2 weeks off over Christmas, which I enjoyed so much. I love being home with my family and having a nice balance of down time as well as productive time around the house. Always on my…

  • Christmases Past

    This year, with my Christmas preparations, I went from being completely unprepared (on the 13th having just started the shopping) to completely ready in the shortest time span in my history of Christmases. I will be doing some deliveries tomorrow to drop off the festive packages. I even had some…

  • Hikes with Dad

    I grew up on a couple acres at Shawnigan Lake. We could hike from the back of the property, up to the train tracks, which run from Victoria to central island. We would walk up to the tracks when we were kids, and put a penny on the tracks and…

  • Make Me Happy

    We were sitting around having just eaten dinner, when I hear an old movie favourite on the tv, a Christmas show that the kids and I loved and watched a million times when they were little. The boys haven’t been as interested in it the last couple of years but…