March 3, 2012 in blog, Europe, Travelogue, Ukraine
Kiev is a really beautiful city. We’re so lucky to have an apartment right downtown, within easy walking distance of Independence Square, the Golden Gate, Sophia cathedral and some other […]
March 2, 2012 in blog, Europe, Travelogue, Ukraine
Today has been a day of dichotomies: English & Ukrainian, hot and cold, healthy & sick, American & Foreign, happy and sad. The good news of the day: The […]
February 28, 2012 in blog, Europe, Travelogue, Ukraine
There’s been much discussion of late in the circles I follow of the impending leap day. Once every four years the whole world gets an “extra” day and it’s been […]
February 28, 2012 in blog, Europe, Iceland, Travelogue
It was still dark and, appropriately, snowing when we left the hotel this morning. A white blanket, laid clean across the top of the world reminded me of all the […]
February 25, 2012 in blog, Europe, Iceland, Travelogue
Iceland is a land of dichotomies: fire and ice, black and white, colourful and stark, heart warming and bone chilling. After only a day I can tell that a lifetime […]
February 20, 2012 in blog, Canada, North America, Travelogue
In case you were wondering… I am a rock star. Yes, it’s true. Just ask the Montalvo children. The past four days I’ve spent on the border of Alberta and […]
January 24, 2012 in blog
Confession: I’m not very good at winter. I know, I know, it’s sacrilegious for a Canadian to say that right out loud. I’ve done my share of skiing in and […]
January 9, 2012 in blog, North America, Travelogue, United States
There are a lot of questions I’ve learned not to ask, as a parent. They are completely unproductive. For instance, “Why?!” Why ask why? It’s not as if that question […]
November 1, 2011 in blog, North America, Travelogue, United States
Dawn broke grey over our cottage on Cape Cod this morning. We’ve been here just four days, long enough to unpack and for the children to each choose an “office” […]
September 20, 2011 in blog, Canada, North America, Travelogue
Black marine deck paint is a beautiful thing: gritty enough to keep one from sliding around when she lays down to nap, and warm with the accumulated heat of the […]
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