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Family and Buddies

The Gatherers…

July 13, 2010

After a delicious lunch of turkey sandwiches at a quaint and fussy little restaurant in Fort Langley, we embarked on our annual picking of the berries adventure. This time we went to Krause Berry Farms in Langley. This farm is very well maintained, and there’s pretty much a place for everything with everything is in [...]

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Kitty Kat Karpet – now with more kitties

July 12, 2010

Are you ready for the big reveal of the triangle tube birthday gift? No, it was not a 50 pound Toblerone bar, but this is what Mike’s mom and dad sent me: It’s a kitty kat karpet! As I was taking photos of the carpet, the kitties made an entrance. The whole family enjoys the [...]

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Covered in spots

July 11, 2010

Sadly, I am temporarily out of commission. This is the first time I’ve checked my email in days. I never do that. Turns out I haven’t missed much, thankfully. I’m down and out with the worst case of hives I’ve ever experienced. They are sore and itchy and hot all at the same time. The [...]

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Taking it easy

July 9, 2010

My mom and sister arrived this morning and so far we’ve eaten a bunch of frozen fruit and made roasted ginger ale chicken on the barbecue for dinner. I tried making these frozen banana bites and they are terrific.I just made the basic style (frozen bananas dipped in chocolate – no fancy additions) and I [...]

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What is the gift?

July 8, 2010

This mysterious triangle shaped package arrived for me the day before yesterday, with a return address in Nova Scotia. What is the gift? I am under strict orders NOT to open it up until July the 12th. Because on that day I will be: a) an old nanny goat b) 40 years young c) eating [...]

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May I suggest the salmon?

July 7, 2010

It’s that time again! Free desktop calendars courtesy of Cynthia, Robyn, Scout, and myself. Here’s my contribution – baby salmon in a barrel found in a creek out behind Kathy & Bruce’s place in Squamish. No animals were harmed in the making of this photo. They were released back into the stream shortly after the [...]

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The dry cycle

July 4, 2010

This was the same look I got from them that time we heard something tumble in the middle of the night. Me: Oof. Did you hear that? What was that? Mike: The kitties. Me: It sounds like they pushed over a bag of oranges. But we don’t have a bag of oranges. I got up [...]

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BBQ in Squamish

June 27, 2010

This afternoon we took a now-very-short road trip up to Squamish. The Sea-to-Sky Highway up to Squamish (halfway to Whistler) was fixed right up for the Olympics and now it’s a lovely, lovely ride up there – even though people really do drive fast on that highway. JEEZ. Anyway, we got an invite to go [...]

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Red-handed

June 26, 2010

Here’s Donner in front of the kitty robot. As you can see there’s not food in the dish part, just in the plastic bubble. The robot makes the next scheduled delivery tomorrow morning at 5:30. But in the meantime, no food? No problem. Donner’s on the case. This is how you get kibbles from the [...]

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The guest quarters

June 24, 2010

In the last nearly 12 years, Mike and I have gone through 2 couches. I’m not sure why we can’t make a couch last. I think my mom and dad had the same couch for over 30 years. Remember our most recent couch casualty? Our futon mattress pushed up against the wall? Today is new [...]

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