May the sun shine on you today,
and throughout the coming year.

~ Happy Birthday, Sharon ~


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From our house to yours
Across the miles
Up hills, through valleys, round corners, over snowbanks
We send to you
best wishes for a Merry Christmas
and a very Happy New Year


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In the little section of the city where we live, five streets meet at an intersection that we call the Five Corners. Or we just call it the village. There's a grocery store, a pharmacy, a bistro, a video store, a cafe-bookstore, a Starbucks, a bank and, as of tomorrow, another coffee shop. There's also a florist, around the corner from which are ( Read more... )

In honour of the 4th of July, celebrated by our neighbours and friends to the south, I bring you this Red, White and Blue version of My Home Town.


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200-acre Beacon Hill Park was established in the mid-1800s and is named for the masts that were strategically placed on a hill overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to provide navigational aid to mariners approaching Victoria's inner harbour.


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I'm doing a fly-by post this evening, having spent the entire day outside, celebrating Canada Day. Here's a little slice of the day's events.


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When I go for my morning walk, I go out the door, down an alley, and turn onto a dead end street that makes me think I might have shut my eyes, clicked my heels and been transported to England. The houses are set close to the road, and the front yards are small but filled to the brim with flowers that explode in a riot of colour - delphiniums, ( Read more... )

cynthialord invited us to post one photo per day, showing the area where we live. I think this is a great idea and I can't wait to see the photos all week ( Read more... )

How do you sum up two and a half months of work, play, sadness, confusion, sweetness, heartbreak ~ the ups and downs, yin and yang of daily life ~ into a few short lines? I sat here for a long time this afternoon, trying to figure that out. I almost got up and walked away but I've been away from blogging for too long already and some of my ( Read more... )

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