No, this is not the post of extreme cuteness, I’m afraid I haven’t had a chance to get the photos from Gary to show you. We are off to the airport shortly for a quick trip to Toronto — Gary is getting an award for Astronomy writing, so we’re going out to get it, and [...]

There is not a lot of traffic in Jasper, but you do get caught in the craziest traffic jams. We were held up for a while by bighorn sheep that had set up a roadblock apparently with the intention of shaking down motorists and licking the salt off their cars. Most of our photos of [...]

We’re back from our June vacation to Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies. This is just a quick pic post to say hello after the longish lack of posting. I missed the knit-out today (and it is a gorgeous day) in order to stay home and work on my current freelance project, so I [...]

When I got off my bus in Colwood today, on the way home from work, the wind was swirling around and the rain was coming in sideways. There was just enough sun for a rainbow as I drove home via Esquimalt Lagoon. For those who might be studying lighthouses, like a certain nephew of mine, [...]

Tilt your head to to the left (or your display to the right) to get an idea what these curtains look like. I have finally finished the oh-so-classy Trillium Trailer curtains. Only the best; I got the fabric with a store credit at Chintz & Co. I do love their home dec fabric department. Have [...]

I think this may be the first time I’ve posted without some kind of picture. But truth is, I got nothing to show, but I am all excited because I got to come home tonight and watch the Celtics beat the Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA finals. Oh yeah! In the third quarter [...]

My mom lives near a store called the Fabric Place, which is always worth a visit when in the neighborhood. They have bins of great remnants from the home dec department. These little remnants were the right size to take home, and at only 50 american cents a piece, they were truly cheap and cheerful. [...]

I thought I might post once or twice during my trip to Boston to visit the fam, but I never did find the time. It was a very immersive experience. Immersed in my big family, immersed in the familiarity of old neighborhoods, of friends, the landscapes of various former lives. So different from my life [...]