I hope you all had a good 4th of July (even if it was just another day in your country!) We had a lovely lunch with my sister and father and then, once it got dark, hubby, the kids, and I set off a few fireworks in the driveway before calling it a night. The […]

Happy July! I don’t know about you, but July is full-on summer for me. I dream of swimming pools and trips to the beach (even though I honestly don’t love the beach in summer, because hello skin cancer.) I can smell the coconut in the air and feel the sand between my toes. We’re blessed […]

Happy Sunday! I’m dreaming about summer reading by the water. In my imaginary world there’s no sunburn, no bugs, and no glare from bright sunshine. The weather is around 24C (75F) with low humidity. I can feel the warm sun on my skin. I can forget it’s the middle of winter, and forget the temperature […]

Happy Sunday! We’re feeling the bite in the winter air where I live in Australia. It’s cold outside! I was out on the golf course with my son earlier today and the wind was icy. Every year in June I ponder the following question: Will it snow this year? We haven’t seen snow fall in […]

Happy Sunday! It’s a long weekend where I live in Australia, and also a historic holiday weekend. Tomorrow is a public holiday for the King’s Birthday. For seventy years the holiday was for the Queen’s Birthday, and it was traditionally our ‘Cracker Night’ weekend (until the late 1980’s when fireworks were banned for private use […]

Welcome to June! I’ve always been intrigued by the June wedding themes I see in CCR books. I can understand why people in the northern hemisphere want to get married in June. The late spring flowers are blooming, the weather is warm, and the school year has ended. Our equivalent month in the southern hemisphere, […]

We caught some very low tides on our April trip to Vancouver Island. One day, we walked for miles on a smooth sandy beach out to a rocky outcrop hoping to spy some starfish, but they evaded us! We didn’t have time to check the next beach north where we’ve seen them on other trips, […]

We’re still visiting Vancouver Island in Sunday Editions today and next week! We’re always on the lookout for “Bob” the harbor seal when we get to the ocean. It’s kind of a rite of passage. If we haven’t seen Bob yet, are we SURE we’re at the ocean??? We saw up to five bobbing seals […]

On our recent trip to Vancouver Island, there was nearly always a convocation of birds along the shore in front of our condo. Here’s one of many Bonaparte gulls. Winners this Week If you’re a winner, you should have received an email from the author in charge of the giveaway. If not, please email us […]