“I think this one should go on the mantle and this one in the stairwell,” Owen says to me while we are holding some Christmas signs. If it’s to do with Christmas, Owen wants to be included and do everything with me. Also if it’s to do with shopping, particularly grocery shopping. All to make … Continue reading Sidekick
storytelling
Create on Repeat
“Can you do one of a raccoon?” My younger boys says to me when I tell him one ran in front of me while droving home from dropping the older boy at his hockey practice. Challenge accepted. And I very much like how this creature turned out. Create, create, create. It feels like my time … Continue reading Create on Repeat
Humanity
It was recently discovered that there is a burial site with 215 bodies of First Nations children at the site of a former Residential School in Kamloops, BC. BC is my home province, and we know these Residential Schools were all throughout Canada. In my life, I was quite oblivious to this and the history … Continue reading Humanity
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 Christmas break, I remember how … Continue reading New Year
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 wait for the train to … Continue reading Hikes with Dad