It took twenty four hours longer than anticipated (airplane schedules and all that misery) but eventually the nine of us sat around our cozy kitchen table, eating. Peter poured the San Pellegrino, Ella watched us all with her sober wide-eyed stare, Jacob didn’t sit in his seat (I guess somethings do change…eventually), Mom sat in quiet wonder surrounded…
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you know that I spent Christmas week with my entire family – for the fourth time in thirteen months, the British Columbians and the Arizonans and the Tennesseeans and the North Carolinians have congregated in one location. We spent last Thanksgiving at the Grand Canyon, gathered in May…
Not too many years ago, my photo selection process started with carefully choosing when to press the shutter release button; film wasn’t cheap, processing was an additional cost, and every photo mattered. Every photo matter as I came to the end of the film, packaged the roll, checked and double checked that my…
If a photo is worth a thousand words and if sharing is caring, then sharing photos is the ultimate gift. I can’t tell you the number of times I have listened to someone tell me “I’ll send you these photos!” and they never do or (conversely)”My iPhone was full of [unshared] photos and now they’re…
In celebration of my birthday this year, my dear friend Chrissy came from Washington, DC for a coastal celebration. We had just shy of 48 hours in Victoria, so crammed all the highlights (and a few lowlights) into our time. Victoria is a 90 minute ferry ride from Tsawassen; meandering through the islands is bliss,…
I giggle to admit it, but everything I know about hope I had opportunity to remember in a recent spa day gone horribly wrong. As I surrendered to the aestheticians control, I quickly realized that she was not one worth trusting. In a series of mis- and non-communications, my relaxation splurge (don’t judge: it was…
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