Day One: High Peak Station: A Picture’s Worth 1000 Words
May 13, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania
Uncle Dick was up at 4:30 a.m. When I peeked into his room at 7:00 a.m., wondering if I’d need to wake him, his bags were lined up on the […]
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Ten Things I Wish I’d Known As A New Mom
May 11, 2013 in Inspiration, Travelogue
Sixteen years ago I was beginning the third trimester of my first pregnancy. I’d just quit working (Tony wanted me to enjoy the last few months on my own terms.) […]
Ten Things I Learned From My Mom
May 10, 2013 in blog, Education, Inspiration, Travelogue
Mother’s Day is this weekend… I’ve been thinking about my Mom a lot… I miss her. This year she’s celebrating in BC with my brother’s family, awaiting the birth of […]
Meet Uncle Dick: In Which I Introduce A Legend
May 8, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I guess I should open with an explanation: Uncle Dick is not my uncle, but he’s always been my Uncle Dick. His dad and my Pip were in the war […]
You have to really WANT to do this…
March 27, 2013 in Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
“You really have to WANT to do this, don’t you, Dear?” Ann’s words have echoed in my mind as her sweet, octogenarian face has pleasantly haunted my afternoon walks. We […]
Nowhere New Zealand
March 26, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I was speaking with a friend in Florida this afternoon and she asked what she so often asks: “So where are you today?” I thought about it, I asked The […]
One Family, Five Years, Countless Adventures
March 23, 2013 in Birthday Party, Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Today is a very special day for us. It is the anniversary of our fifth year of full time travel. Five years ago today I was not having my best […]
Christmas Letter 2012: A Year In Review
December 20, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
Since I’m not sending a paper Christmas letter this year, I thought I’d post it to the blog. For the folks who are used to getting an envelope in the […]
Singapore Day 3: Turtles, Tortoises & Taking Michael Jackson’s Kids to Lunch
December 10, 2012 in Asia, Singapore, Travelogue
“You know, Mom, raising us like you have makes the food thing a lot easier,” Hannah mused as our lunch arrived, arranged on banana leaves instead of a plate: stewed […]
American Thanksgiving: 22 Things We Are Thankful For
November 21, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue
We celebrate Thanksgiving a lot Twice a year, at least, as a bi-national family, but we work to cultivate gratefulness in every day life too. As I finish up this […]
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