Our girls had the opportunity to publish two of their travel tales in The Old Schoolhouse Canada, a new Canadian homeschool magazine. I am intrigued to hear their perspective of some of our travel experiences as they are many years … Continue reading
“A ship in harbor is safe. But is that what it was meant for?” Travelling certainly has its risks, but the scales weigh heavier on the ‘just go’ side because new experiences educate our senses and our understanding of others … Continue reading
Our family of six lives in Canada, in the third largest province, the beautiful British Columbia. It’s larger than every US state, except Alaska. Four times the size of Great Britain. Coastal Mountains, Cassiar Mountains, and Columbia Mountains are the three … Continue reading
Here I sit in the southern Kootenay mountains of British Columbia, cozy under my blanket while the snow falls like a snowglobe. Hovering around zero degrees and blanketed with snow most of the time, I have the best of winter. … Continue reading
Day 2, Arrival in Kenya I fell asleep within a half hour after getting here after lunch. Our two year old crawled into his bed at 5 pm. Our six year old crawled into her bed at 6. My husband fell … Continue reading
I am tired. Each evening the symphony of insects eases me into slumber, and each morning the tropical vegetation awakens my senses. As soon as I walk through the station compound, though, I feel I have entered an altered universe. I don’t know how … Continue reading
If I could explain to you what the colour blue looked like if you were blind, when the calm shade was not in your visual repetoire, how would I do it? If you’ve never been to the developing world, and … Continue reading
I bought a tent. My Pinterest board, titled “Things I will probably never do, but will pin anyway”, must now be renamed “Camping”. A six man tent, equivalent in cost to a night in a fancy four star suite, … Continue reading
I’m sitting in the observation deck of Alaska Ferry “Matanuska”, making observations about my day. It’s quiet at 2020 Alaska time. We’re docked at the Juneau port—it would be nice to visit the town, but four children need bedtime. Being … Continue reading
Just as the Mackenzie River delta, the largest in Canada, and second largest in North America diverges in more than one direction, I could write in two directions. Should I tell about my husband’s location or the colour of the water? … Continue reading
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