On winter and walking
January 7, 2014 in Canada, Travelogue
Two months ago, today, I was sitting on Kailua beach with my friend Powell,working our way through a bottle of wine, watching our big babies splash in the surf. Hawaii […]
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New Year 2014: On journeying, home & eternity
December 31, 2013 in Canada, North America, Travelogue
There has been a nuthatch at the feeder this week. He arrives intermittently, among the crowd of doves and blue jays, chickadees and the occasional fleeting cardinal. Everyone is hungry; […]
Christmas Eve: On ice, ghosts & dreams
December 24, 2013 in Canada, North America, Travelogue
Ice is art when painted on a living canvas: A perfect curlycue of clear crystal clings to the tip of a wisteria tendril, hanging down from a beam of the […]
Winter Solstice: In which we are home.
December 21, 2013 in Canada, North America, Travelogue
At 5:00 p.m. it is solidly dark on Wolfe Island. At 5:00 a.m. it was also solidly dark. I was driving the long, straight stretch of highway 401, between Windsor […]
I am cold: And other news from the Canadian Rockies
November 26, 2013 in Canada, North America, Travelogue
The Canadian Rockies are spectacular. The bony plates along the spines of sleeping dragons, frozen in place under Jack Frost’s spell, curled head to tail in a pile of jagged […]
Notes from BC: Four days was not enough
November 19, 2013 in Canada, North America
The islands off of the northeast coast of Vancouver Island are not well traveled. A double handful of people live on the little dots of land that honeycomb the inlets […]
Re-Entry is kickin’ our butts: Or, the shortest post in the history of this blog
November 15, 2013 in Canada, North America, Travelogue
Re-entry is officially kicking our butts. We’ve been on terra firma in North America for about 63 hours now, following the worst red-eye flight ever. Here is the short version: […]
Travel With Young Kids Is Not A Waste!
November 15, 2012 in Asia, blog, Education, Inspiration, Thailand, Travelogue
Last night I made beef stroganoff over rice, with a side of lemony snake beans, crusty bread, salad and kiwi for dessert. This was a banner meal for us in […]
The Calm Before The Storm
May 22, 2012 in Canada, North America, Travelogue
This is what’s known as the calm before the storm. This island is always a quiet space for us, but more so this week. It feels a bit as though […]
Nothing Says, “Welcome Home,” Like A Dead Turtle
May 16, 2012 in Canada, North America, Travelogue
Nothing says “Welcome home,” like a huge dead turtle, lovingly collected and artistically laid by Gramps in the driveway as a gift for his boys. There was much discussion over […]
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