We had a lovely birthday party for the girls. I thought it might be a bit chaotic, but the weather was good, we were outside the whole time, the kids were happy, the adults were well fed, and a good time seemed to be had by all.
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Last birthday, we had a quiet celebration with my [...]
The girls, my mom, my sister and I had a wonderful time hiking at Lake O’Hara. It’s just such an amazing, wonderful place… even if we did have rain for the first day and a half. But us ladies are no strangers to roughing it, so we packed warm and had lots of fun.
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All the time I am amazed at who reads our blog… Here are some of the places people have said hello to “Sugar and Spice” and I: stores, the park, the beach, adoption gatherings, a funeral, a wedding, friends’ houses, Ethiopian hotel, on the phone, on-line discussion groups.
Even though we in no way still get the [...]
With three computers simultaneously freshing refreshing at 7am in the morning, we (J & C and us) by some miracle of fate, managed to secure two campsites for the weekend at Haines Point in Osoyoos. It’s only BC’s busiest campground! But there’s a reason. The small campsite is gorgeously situated in the middle of a lake [...]
Since we got married, my husband has cheerfully allowed me to drag him up and down a few mountains. But as a prairie boy, it isn’t really his thing. It’s my thing. So I figure, if I want my girls to experience the Canadian wilderness the way I have experienced it, it’s up to me.
So [...]
Everybody has a different lifestyle and living experience. These snapshots from the last couple of weeks does give a hint of ours, anyway. Busy busy busy! but with lots of time for the improtant things, such as play and gardening, fmaily and friends.
BTW: You will see some pics of Sugar and Spice’s friend Tigger. Guess [...]
Last time I showed pictures of my garden, it was for my friend L in Calgary. But this time is for a very nice Iranian gramma, whose baking I had the pleasure to sample (and SO enjoyed!)
We’re in full harvest mode, as you can see… there are veggies every day and we give a lot [...]
Of all the strange places in the world, I finally bought my very own injera pan in… wait for it… New Norway, Alberta. Look it up on google maps and you’ll know why I was surprised.Â
Jrock and I were taking a round-about way home, wandering through the secondary highways looking for antiques, when we pulled [...]
Continuing our eastward journey… we spent several days in Saskatchewan, visiting Jrock’s family and some dear friends. He grew up in that area, and we also lived together for 5 years in the neighborhood.Â
So it was lovely to reconnect with our Best Nextdoor Neighbors Ever S and R… who now hae a little tike. As [...]
We always enjoy going to visit our friends and family in Calgary - we just never seem to have enough time! But this time, in two days, we crammed in an Ethiopian lunch with Nona and Auntie ; Butterfield Acres and a splash park with our hosts K, L and Leo (as well as more [...]
I was worried as summer approached - what hair could I do that would stand up to the sun, days at the beach, sprinklers, etc?
Well, I decided that the swimming would just happen, and not to worry. But I did start making their braids smaller and using more of my secret hair elixer. (Secret told [...]
Well it isn’t the Naramata Bench if you don’t do a little wine tasting, now is it?
We did slip away to see a few wineries… our favourite that we tasted at was La Frenz - everything was good. Somebody there obviously knows what they are doing.  And the prices were great. Kettle Valley had respectable wines… I [...]
Continue reading about Harambee: exploring Naramata wineries
Harambee was a chance for the girls to spend some time with their new and old friends… I found they did more socializing than I did - maybe in future years I’ll get a chance to relax a bit more. But it was neat to see.
Sugar, in typical fashion, hung out with her Swazi friend [...]
My sister came into town last night, (and thanks to my awesome friend T!), we got to go out to see Elton John. This concert sold out in 4 minutes and I was one of the frustrated people who didn’t get tickets… but somehow T did. And she sold them to me at the last [...]
I thought I would break up the pictures from our week at Harambee thematically, instead of by day or something. After all, it was a jam-packed week of activities, friends, learning and winetasting!
For those of you who don’t know, Harambee is a family camp in its 16th year, for families with children of African heritage. [...]
Continue reading about Harambee: drumming, dancing and storytelling
