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Tag Archives: Edmonton
A Place To Call Home
So we bought a house, the deal closed today so it’s official. And that’s pretty exciting right? And then a few minutes ago I remembered today is the first day of spring. and I thought – WE BOUGHT A HOUSE … Continue reading
Posted in Finding Contentment
Tagged auspicious, Edmonton, guilt, home, spring, Vancouver Island
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Letting Go of Figuring – Kids Edition
Last summer if Seth would have asked me why blackberries are so named, I would have told him what I knew. Same goes for many, nearly any, of the questions he’d ask, and as parents of preschoolers know, there … Continue reading
Posted in Life with Kids, Uncategorized
Tagged Canada, Edmonton, kids, magnolia, parenting, preschool, questions, teaching, Waldorf
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For Bea, because tulips made you so happy
Beside the drama with asparagus, I’ve had a bit of an issue with tulips. They were the proverbial breaking straw that forced me to start transporting parts of the garden into safer places, away from munching molars. It was funny … Continue reading
Posted in God's Garden, Life in the Garden, My Garden
Tagged Deer, Edmonton, Garden, spring, tulips
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First week of spring on Vancouver Island (apologies to those in the North)
There’s just no easy way to say this. Spring happens as its meant to here. After living on the Canadian Prairies for as long as I have, the calendar hitting the ‘First Day of Spring’ just makes me want to … Continue reading
Posted in God's Garden, Life in the Garden, Life with Kids
Tagged Beacon Hill Park, cherry blossoms, Edmonton, peacocks, spring, spring fever, Vancouver Island, Victoria
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When, Where, and Why?
I’ve said precious little about where we’ve moved to…which may seem odd considering I began this blog precisely because we had moved. I’ll often mention ‘the move’ or that we live in Duncan, the Cowichan Valley, or just reference Vancouver … Continue reading
If you can’t take the deer out of the garden, take the garden out of the deer
As we anticipated moving to Vancouver Island, I was very excited about the gardening possibilities afforded to me by a zone 8 (or at least 7a) climate. Upon arrival however, it became apparent that the unfenced acreage was gardened primarily … Continue reading
Posted in Life in the Garden, Life with Kids, My Garden
Tagged Deer, Edmonton, gardening, Mental health, Vancouver Island
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Christmas
This year I got my very own 12 days of Christmas, and then some. It began December 23rd. We had family Christmas here in Duncan, a few hours before the boys and myself were to board a plane for Edmonton. … Continue reading
