We hope you have enjoyed our last couple of posts in our Spring Planting series. Our own seeds have sprouted and we’ve had some harvest from the peas, lettuce, kale, and herbs already. But let’s keep it coming, right? So, we’re going back to the soil and keeping it healthy so it can grow great […]
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Spring Planting #2: Soil
“The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer and resurrector, by which disease passes into health, age into youth, death into life. Without proper care for it we can have no community, because without proper care for it we can have no life.” […]
Spring Planting #1: Seeds
C: The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer, and the leaves on the trees are budding. It’s spring, and we’re planting in our gardens! S: We have three raised vegetable garden beds and a flower garden. The flower garden runs against the side of our townhome, turns a sharp corner and continues […]
Who Are We Anyways?
It’s time for a proper introduction. You may have asked yourself questions such as: Who are these blogger people? What is the purpose of this blog? Why do they write about doing such weird things? Like the daughter kicking down the bathroom door and the mom giving herself a black eye by walking into a […]
A Funny Story: We Got Eaten Alive
Hey! Welcome to another post in the series, A Funny Story. S: Summer… the season of cold drinks, outdoor pools, and those long-awaited vacations. Some of us, we get through the year with a summer vacation plan cheering us on with the promise of rest, rejuvenation, and fun. The first summer of the Covid-19 pandemic […]
A Funny Story: When I Rescued Mom and Dad with a Karate Kick
C: It was late, and my two younger siblings and I were asleep in our rooms, when I felt myself slowly waking up. I kept hearing weird sounds. I was half asleep, so I was still partly in my dream, but it sounded like muffled voices shouting something over the white noise machine in our […]
Today We…
are celebrating Christmas Eve. stayed up late last night emotionally eating honey dijon pretzel bits, because we just got Covid. gave away our turkey, since we won’t be at our family Christmas dinner. ate french toast with lots of maple syrup for brunch. binge-watched The Chosen season 2. snacked on brie, nuts, and homemade shortbread. […]
Our Christmas Gift Box for YOU!
This is a blog-style Christmas gift box filled with our selection of a holiday poem, a cookie recipe, carols, our favourite tree ornament, and a book review. Merry Christmas! A Poem of Childhood This is a classic poem that Mom read to me from a sweet picture book when I was little. It’s great to […]
From Backpacks to Backyards
S: Ever since I went on a trek on the West Coast Trail, a multi-day backpacking trip on Vancouver Island, Caseigh has been begging me to take her backpacking. C: I wanted to start doing more difficult hikes, so that I could eventually do the West Coast Trail with Mom. S: I loved the West […]
Would You Rather…
Yay – we’re so excited to share our first post! We want to start with something fun and easy to get us going. Would You Rather is a great game to play with friends and family. We’ve come up with some questions and will share our answers with you. Read along and get to know […]
