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Happy Family Weekend!
Last weekend we invited to our friends’ house in Nakusp for a family day sleepover. We know D&D from Harambe and Mehaber Camps… They have a lovely 13 year old daughter that does a great job taking...
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Geocaching and four wet feet
Today we took a couple of hours and spend some family time geocaching. We went to two different caches in South Kelowna. Boy oh boy are there a lot of different geocaching sites to be found just a...
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Four wishes trip
This past weekend we decided to take a totally spontaneous road trip. The agenda: each person in the family could pick one place to stop. First we stopped at Okanagan Grocery for some Ukrainian Easter...
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The Zen of Gardening
Spring has sprung, and there is a backlog of years work to do. All the better for me, thou… There is nothing that is so cathartic as gardening. Maybe it’s because I’m a desk jockey by trade, but I love...
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Horse riding in torrential Wenchi
From guest blogger, my mom Rita: Today we left Addis and went by a different route to Ambo. What a glorious drive. The country was fascinating with a series of clean villages, fatter animals and varied...
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Gardening in Pyjamas: veggies and baseball
Every family has their weird habits. I didn’t know my girls had picked this one up from me until today… Gardening in pyjamas. That’s right, too often in the morning the crows sitting on the wire above...
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Weekend at the Goldpanner: Camping in Cherryville
Last weekend we spent a leisurely two days camping at the Goldpanner with our friend J and C, and their daughters Tigger and Chuckles. The girls had a blast with full rein of the campground… They biked...
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Back to Swimming Lessons? Swim caps!
Lake season may almost be over, but swimming lesson are just around the corner! If you have a little one with African hair, consider protecting their hair from chlorine by using a silicone swim cap....
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Going to the mountains is going home
We were traipsing about in the woods of Kananaskis country earlier this week, and I was reminded of a quote from John Muir: “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to...
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Morning greetings in the Ethiopian Outback
Not thirty seconds after Jason and Sugar left for an early morning walk, I saw a shape at the door. I thought it was Sugar, but it was shorter, wider, and harrier. “Get out!” I hissed! With a smile on...
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On the Road between Nakemte and Addis Ababa
After a couple of eventful, but emotionally exhausting days in Nakemt’, our crew was ready to head back to Addis. Nakemt’ isn’t really a destination for anyone… Its sole attraction is our extended...
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The road to Lake Langano
I resume our travel blog … … as we were heading south of Addis Ababa towards Lake Langano. The best times in our lives, and certainly the best vacations, have been by ourselves in the bush somewhere....
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Family Forest Fun: Bishangari Lodge at Lake Langano
In February 2014, we took our daughters back to Ethiopia for the first time, since their adoption in 2009. This is one of many blog posts we have written about our family’s homeland trip. I also go to...
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Brownies – still awesome after all these years!
On the scale from wholesome to miniskirts, Brownies is definitely on the rainbows and granola side. 100 years after its founding, it’s still one of the most exciting, safe, and fun activities girls can...
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Happy Birding Birthday to my Dad
Today my father officially was allowed to buy a senior’s fishing license. What a day to celebrate! For the long weekend, we made the trek out to Creston, to see my parents and celebrate my father’s...
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Monday in our English Garden
When we bought this Cottswald cottage style house, I had a dream of building an English garden. I wanted it to overflow with flowers, mainly perennials, and have a wild lusciousness about it. Six...
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Gramma and Grandpa Skills
The fun continues on the other side of the mountains. Today Sugar and Spice went fishing with Grandpa, and cleaned up! None of those fish are grandpa’s, by the way…. He was too busy assisting his...
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Natural Horsegirlship at the Dude Ranch
Every year Jason and I give our girls a choice: they can have a birthday party, or get a birthday present. This year, for the first time, they decided to forgo the party for their special present...
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The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other,...
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Walking with a Dozen Irish Wolfhounds
This weekend we slipped away over the Misty Mountains to Mission, BC, for a 24 hour getaway. The whole purpose of our trip was to go walking with the BC branch of the Irish wolfhound club. Before we...
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