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There can be only one
The wonderfully unique Baldwin Spencer O’Rourke 1947 – 2012 Grief Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II once said that: ‘Grief, is the price we pay for love.’ I’d never really thought about the words...
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A Botox Party? YEAH BABY!
The result of too much wine at a botox party… End of the rainy season..? Well, I think spring has finally sprung in White Rock. The birds are now chirping merrily in the mornings, the trees have...
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Give me strength…
Our house: week two of the summer vacation. …to cope with School Holidays It’s that time of year again and I’ve been hunting for my box of horse sedatives. Anything to numb the stress, tedium and...
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Houses of Pain
Sgt O’Neill: the day after he’s moved house; just as his wife tells him she’s going back to work tomorrow, leaving him in charge of their four young children, and unpacked boxes. Moving hell Moving...
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Empty nest
First day at school Indian Summer I’ve decided that September is my favorite month in BC. I love the deep cornflower blue sky and the breathtaking mountain vistas over Mount Baker and the North...
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Miss Piggy
Big ‘n’ Chunky Sweet 16 Cuddly This, ladies and gentleman, is what can happen to your carcass if you work in a chocolate factory. Or, if you suddenly give up a childhood full of sport, to enjoy a...
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Happy New Year!
New beginnings Well, it’s been a while folks, and the last few months have flown by. November saw me briefly returning to the Motherland to see family and friends, and to collect a pretty blue biscuit...
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OKTOBERFEST! In July…
Kiddie hell It’s that time of year again and I’m wondering how I’m going to reach September with my sanity intact. I hate the summer holidays. I really do. It’s twelve days in, and already I’m sick...
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My new neighbour – Wile E. Coyote
In Canada it’s every predator for himself. Clearly these two were after the same cat. Vicious garden critters After almost two years of living in BC, I am still getting to grips with the...
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Oh Canada!
Home We’ve just passed our two year anniversary since moving to Canada and I still can’t quite get my head around it. For two reasons: Firstly, that we are lucky enough to live here; with a...
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