Jack and I recently celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary (10th anniversary as a couple) and he surprised me with a limosine ride to the Calgary Tower, where we had dinner at the revolving restauraunt. It was such a surprise, totally amazing, and not to mention, crossed TWO things off of my Life List: 85. Ride in a [...]
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We are only two weeks into 2011, and I’ve already managed to cross something off of my Life List, and I am half-way though a second item! It’s shaping up to be a productive year. Jack got me a wonderful dehydrator for Christmas, which made it easy to make our own beef jerky! 325. Make [...]
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Posted on December 16th, 2010 in Photos, Tie Me Up
I’ve been practicing my play piercing technique, and not just on lifeless poultry carcasses. Aiden decided that I wouldn’t be allowed to poke needles into him until I’d tried it on myself, and so with much trepidation, I gave it a go. The first time kind of sucked. The second time hardly phased me. My confidence is [...]
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How was your weekend? Mine was productive, and yet relaxing. Here, let me tell you about it. Thursday night (yes, I am starting on Thursday) was the evening Jack and I set aside to celebrate the anniversary of our engagement (which was technically on Friday, see below for why we had it on Thursday instead). [...]
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We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it. We get it rough enough at home, in towns and cities. –NESSMUK (G.W. Sears) Sunday morning was blessedly warmer than Saturday morning had been, and when we hauled ourselves out of our sleeping bags at 7:30 [...]
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Posted on September 8th, 2010 in Photos
Yesterday, on something of a whim, I made Jack breakfast in bed. No real reason, I just wanted to do something spontaneous and unexpected. He was understandably thrilled, and when he got home from work, he presented me with these: I’m one lucky girl
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It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent. – Dave Barry On Saturday morning around 6 am I reluctantly extracted myself from the warm cocoon of my mummy sleeping bag, in order to, um, answer the call of nature as it [...]
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There is an intense but simple thrill in setting off in the morning on a mountain trail, knowing that everything you need is on your back. It is a confidence in having left the inessentials behind and of entering a world of natural beauty that has not been violated, where money has no value, and [...]
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It can be difficult to figure out what to take with you on a multi-day hiking trip, particularly in terms of food, unless of course you are content consuming “space rations” the entire time. Keeping in mind that you have to carry everything on your back, you do have to be selective about what will [...]
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Last weekend Aiden and I went camping for three days in Killbear Park. It was one of the most amazing places I’ve ever seen. We basked in the sunshine, scampered over rocks in our bare feet, saw baby foxes, and deer, and tadpoles, and frogs, and even a snake. Some highlights include a deer walking [...]
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I tend to take a LOT of photos, often with very good intentions of putting them up on my blog. Sometimes I forget I took them, or they get tucked into a folder, never to be seen or heard from again. For instance, my good friends Anakin and padme sent me this excellent mug some time [...]
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With the recent heat wave we have been enjoying, Aiden and I have been spending a lot of time at the beach with the kids. I snapped this photo while he was sunning himself on our first day there (he has since then begun to turn a lovely shade of golden brown). Men without shirts [...]
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The weekend passed with very little incident. On Friday night Aiden went and picked up our friend, Dex, and the three of us went to see How To Train Your Dragon. It was a SUPER cute movie, and we all really enjoyed it. Jack and P took the kids to see it during her visit [...]
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My body is tired, I ache all over, and I should be washing/unpacking/putting away all of our camping gear, but I had a GREAT weekend at LARP. I’m so glad that we ended up going after all. Friday was sort of chaotic, due to the fact that last week was kind of rough and I [...]
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“Are you leaning today? If so, which way?” If I had a nickle for every time that Jack and I have exchanged such messages in the last few days, well I’d have at least a dollar. Then it breaks down to the numbers. Percentages to be exact. “I think I’m 95/5 at the moment. You?” [...]
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Ugh, I hate how my period makes me moody and extra sensitive. Perhaps the pinky-purple daisies (in the photo above) that Aiden brought me on Tuesday were a preventative measure. You know, so that I wouldn’t rip his face off at the most minuscule of provocations. I loathe women who use their cycle as an excuse to [...]
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My mum has been here for almost 24 hours now, and so far, so good. Last night after we got the kids to bed she sat and chatted with me while I worked on Aiden’s chainmail (the green and black, shown below) and has offered her assistance in weaving it. I was pleased that she appreciated my [...]
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Posted on January 13th, 2010 in Life List, Photos
I do. I also remember $2 bills, Atari, and rotary telephones. That really has nothing to do with this post, except to point out that gaming systems have come along way since the early 80′s. In 1982 we did not have cell phones, or the Internet, and we walked 3 miles to school each day, [...]
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Things I learned over the weekend: Metal shoehorns will leave bruises with hardly any effort at all People get kind of excited when you serve Cornish hens and leave them whole. Like “We get a WHOLE bird? Each?” Kolach, while the most beautiful of breads, is less like bread and more like a giant pretzel [...]
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While I was tidying yesterday, I was rooting through a drawer, looking for the USB cord to my iPod, when I came across this broken ring. Initially I had planned to post only a photo of it, saying I had finally thrown it out, but that would really only mean anything to less than half [...]
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