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Video – Kindergarteners Explain Their First Day of School 23 Aug 2013 | 10:51 pm
Who can resist the sweetness and pure honesty of Kindergarteners heading back to school? As we slug it out this last week before school starts, here are some serious smiles for your day courtesy of ou...
Nature Crafts for Kids – Seashell Maracas 13 Jul 2013 | 08:51 am
My big kid, she’s going to be 8 in about two weeks. Years ago, when she was a wee 3-year-old, we celebrated her big day by making all of the take-away goodie bags for the kids coming to the birthday p...
Camping Chow – One-Pot Vegetarian Meals to Whip Up In The Woods 26 Jun 2013 | 03:55 am
When in comes to camping food, most folks think of hot dogs and a steak or two. But, vegetarian camping delights are fun, nutritious and don’t need a big, clunky cooler full of ice. In fact, you can d...
A Short & Sweet Summer 2013 NeighbourWood Walks Series 25 Jun 2013 | 01:56 am
Being back in the Comox Valley for a while this summer after being away for a year is a lovely reminder of all of the awesomeness we left behind. One of the things we missed the most is our weekly wa...
Helping Albertans As They Recover from the 2013 Flood 23 Jun 2013 | 06:11 am
The Alberta flooding has left hundreds of thousands of people outed from their homes, many with substantial losses and in need of a big helping hand from the Canadian community. Here are some of the o...
The West Coast Is Our Home – A Photo Essay 20 Jun 2013 | 10:07 pm
On our first day out at the beach after returning to Vancouver Island, Mhari waved from the very edge of the water, where the tide wandered just past the tips of her boots and shouted “I remember this...
20 Things I Learned While driving 6,500K Across 9 Provinces In 12 Days With Two Small Children and One Crazy Husband (Twice): 13 Jun 2013 | 03:55 am
20. Silence and alone time are code for “Something is really wrong. I think we left the kids at the campground.” 19. The bag of ring pops that you labeled “Bag O’ Bribery” turned out to be an actual g...
There and Back Again – A Canadian Road Trip. Day 11 – West Coast Salmon 12 Jun 2013 | 03:39 am
Mhari gave up any remote interest in eating salmon when she was about age 4. Before that, salmon at every meal if possible. But, one day she realized that all our talk about conservation and being ste...
There and Back Again – A Canadian Road Trip. Day 10 – Some Enchanted Journey 11 Jun 2013 | 03:21 am
We followed Alice down the rabbit’s hole yesterday morning. The minor tremors of entering a land filled with castles and wizards quickly gave way to a lush mountainside filled with timeless kitsch. We...
There and Back Again – A Canadian Road Trip. Day 9 – Storming Across Canada 10 Jun 2013 | 03:15 am
The universe is the purveyor of balance. Light. Dark. Orange. Purple…and in our case, sunshine-rain. The beautiful and glorious golden orb in the sky made its presence known with authority along our r...
