by Mel | Jul 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
We only got to spend a short time downtown for Canada Day, but I’m really glad we went. This is one of my favourite days of the year. The time we celebrate our country and what it stands for. I’m proud to be Canadian. I wish I’d been down there when...
by Mel | Jun 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
There are so many new places to explore in this new city of ours. We are still roaming around finding many of them. I’ve already found new favourite stores for books*, comics**, yarn (And here, and here), and vintagey/secondhand clothing. And a place that makes...
by Mel | Jun 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
:: Typewriter :: Button :: Scarf :: Wiggle Dress :: Petticoat :: Leather Bag :: Belt ::
by Mel | Jun 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
We made the crazy move to Victoria. Moving day was sunny, and the ferry ride was beautiful. Tonight, after dropping Braden off to meet some family, we stopped and listened to a reggae band that was playing down off of Government St as part of Ska fest. I didn’t...
by Mel | Jun 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
#Trust30 30-day writing challenge from ralphwaldoemerson.me Five Years by Corbett Barr There will be an agreement in whatever variety of actions, so they be each honest and natural in their hour. – Ralph Waldo Emerson What would you say to the person you were five...
by Mel | Jun 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
…makes for some interesting skies. We took a break from packing and stressing and took a little drive on some back roads and enjoyed the greenery while it lasts. Though I think we should be gone by the time it gets brown. Such a strange...
by Mel | May 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
This weekend was full of driving and ferries and more driving. We were on a quest to find a place to live in a city far away across mountains and parts of oceans. Luckily the weather was on our side, and it was beautiful and sunny almost the whole way there and back....
by Mel | May 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
It may have been cloudy, but it was a beautiful day for a picnic at the park. I suppose it’s good for me to get used to the weather now, as we will be moving to the island this summer. We’re doing a kamikaze run down this weekend to look at a few potential...
by Mel | May 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
There’s this sewing machine in a field. Did it grow there? Did it decide, “Oh, I’ve had enough of this table and this window. I want to go outside!” Maybe it jumped off a table where it has been for years or out a window it has looked out for...
by Mel | Apr 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
This has been a frakking ordeal! Holy crap, I can’t believe this is even sort of working.
